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(December 11, 1816), was 19th State admitted to the Union. On August 7, 1789, President George Washington signed into law an Act of Congress which prohibited slavery from entering the territory, entitled “An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio,” Article VI.2488 On April 13, 1816, … Continue reading “INDIANA,
STATE OF”

(February 1817–February 20, 1895), was a commanding abolitionist and spokesman for slaves, having been a former slave himself. Thousands of people were brought out of their indifferent attitude toward the value of human life by his powerful orations exposing the silent scream of the slaves. Many were deeply moved away from the opinion that it … Continue reading “DOUGLASS,
FREDERICK”

(April 1, 1815–September 2, 1884), was a U.S. Senator. On January 9, 1872, he delivered a eulogy of Roger Williams in Congress: He knew, for God, whose prophet he was, revealed it to him, that the great principles for which he contended, and for which he suffered, founded in the eternal fitness of things, would … Continue reading “ANTHONY,
HENRY BOWEN”

(December 31, 1815–November 6, 1872), was a Major-General in the U.S. Army. He led the Union troops to victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, thus turning the tide of the Civil War. Colonel George Meade, the son of General Meade, reported the facts surrounding his father’s last days in 1872: Death came suddenly, with the … Continue reading “MEADE,
GEORGE GORDON”

(January 21, 1815), in the Missouri Probate Code, 1 Terr.L., p. 411, § 45, lists what inherited property is exempt from creditors. This list of items which are considered essential for living, revised numerous times through January 1, 1981, still contains that “family Bible” as in the original version: EXEMPT PROPERTY, FAMILY ALLOWANCE AND HOMESTEAD … Continue reading “MISSOURI,
STATE OF”

(January 21, 1815–March 19, 1900), was a U.S. Representative, 1855–63, 1865–73. He served as the U.S. Minister to Japan, 1873–85. He was Judge Advocate at the trial of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, and one of the managers of President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial. John Armor Bingham stated: I was instructed in early youth by precept … Continue reading “BINGHAM,
JOHN ARMOR”

(April 1, 1815–July 30, 1898), was a Prussian statesman. Serving under Emperor William I, he was largely responsible for uniting the German people. Known as the Iron Chancellor, he served as the Prussian foreign minister, 1862–71, and the first Chancellor of the new German Empire, 1871–90. Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck declared: Would to God … Continue reading “BISMARCK,
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD VON”

(November 4, 1813–January 27, 1890), was an American journalist. He was the editor of the Chicago Tribune. In an interview, William Bross gave his reply to three questions inquiring how he attained success: 1. What maxims have had a strong influence on your life, and helped to your success?: The Proverbs of Solomon and other … Continue reading “BROSS,
WILLIAM”

(1815), in the case of The Commonwealth v. Jesse Sharpless and others, 2 Serg. & R. 91–92, 97, 101–104 (1815), rendered the grand jury indictment as follows: Jesse Sharpless … John Haines … George Haines … John Steel … Ephriam Martin … and Mayo … designing, contriving, and intending the morals, as well of youth … Continue reading “PENNSYLVANIA
SUPREME COURT”

(June 24, 1813–March 8, 1887), was an American clergyman, editor and abolitionist. He was the son of the New England theologian Lyman Beecher, and brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the novelist and reformer who wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Over 2,500 people flocked to hear him each week at the Plymouth Church of Brooklyn, … Continue reading “BEECHER,
HENRY WARD”