The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-01-22
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of the public laws of the regular and extra sessions of
Congress, with summaries of the party platforms
adopted in 1879 and the Constitutional Amendments
enacted and sanctioned in various States The chap
the elections of the United States Senators
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the Governors of the States, and the State Govern
ment ana County Clerks and Sherifs of New-York
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