Answer of the Whig Members of the Legislature of Massachusetts, Constituting a Majority of Both Branches: To the Address of His Excellency Marcus Morton, Delivered in the Convention of the Two Houses, January 22, 1840 |
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... interest to continue to pay it . The Bank Tax is the source from which seven - eighths of the revenue of the State are derived . All its other regular sources of income would not defray one - half of the annual charge of the House of ...
... interest to continue to pay it . The Bank Tax is the source from which seven - eighths of the revenue of the State are derived . All its other regular sources of income would not defray one - half of the annual charge of the House of ...
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... annual interest and expenses , in which it is said to be embarked for these objects , seems to weigh most heavily upon your Excellency's mind and lest this should appear like a confirmation of the appeals to the fears of the people ...
... annual interest and expenses , in which it is said to be embarked for these objects , seems to weigh most heavily upon your Excellency's mind and lest this should appear like a confirmation of the appeals to the fears of the people ...
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... annual interest is $ 25,000 ; the net income from that part of the Road , was the last year $ 72,446 98 , nearly three times as much as the annual interest on the loan . The Nashua and Lowell Rail Road received a loan of $ 50,000 scrip ...
... annual interest is $ 25,000 ; the net income from that part of the Road , was the last year $ 72,446 98 , nearly three times as much as the annual interest on the loan . The Nashua and Lowell Rail Road received a loan of $ 50,000 scrip ...
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... annual interest for which the faith of the State was pledged , were artfully drawn up , so as to lead those unacquainted with the subject to believe , that they were really to be a charge upon the Treasury . The emissaries of party ...
... annual interest for which the faith of the State was pledged , were artfully drawn up , so as to lead those unacquainted with the subject to believe , that they were really to be a charge upon the Treasury . The emissaries of party ...
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ANSW OF THE WHIG MEMBERS OF TH 1840 Massachusetts General Court,Whig Party (U S. ). Massachusetts No preview available - 2016 |
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