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[petition to elect Nathaniel Book as Mayor of St. Genevieve]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.600.061 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 1783-1815 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 38 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Murphy, David, 1769-1844
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Women's History
Westward Expansion
Children and Family
Finance
Estate
Election
Politics
Taxes or Taxation
Law
Health and Medical
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American Indian History
Frontiers and Exploration
Military History
Soldier's Diary
Petition
Office Seeker
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
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Bleeding Kansas
Slavery
African American History
Death
Atrocity
Government and Civics
State Constitution
Democratic Party
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War of 1812
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

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