Family papers, 1791-1918.

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" The original library was housed in the Washington, DC until August 1814, ...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Beckley, Alfred, 1802-1888

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Beckley family.

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Beckley, John James, 1757-1807

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Librarian of Congress and clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. From the description of Family papers, 1791-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 34149450 From the description of John James Beckley family papers, 1789-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983338 First Clerk of the House of Representatives 1789-1797 (1st thru 4th Congresses; again 1801-1807 (7th thru 9th Congresses); and Librarian of Congress, 1802-1807. From the guide to the John B...