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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 7: Secretary of War. (search)
zation and valor of white men as a barrier between the restless and predatory Indians and interior Mexico, it seems a curious coincidence that the Government should begin to accord rights and privileges to savages, just when it was denying them to white men. The usurping Central Administration of Bustamante had, on April 6, 1830, absolutely forbidden the immigration of citizens of the United States, and was then trying to carry out its plan of arbitrary government in Texas. On the 22d of March, 1832, Colonel Piedras was commissioned to put the Cherokee families into individual possession of the lands they possessed ; so natural is it for despotism to ally itself with barbarism, and to seek to depress its intelligent opponents by the aid of an inferior race. That the order to Piedras was obeyed, either technically or substantially, is not probable, as the Indians would not have been satisfied with an allotment of lands in severalty in lieu of the range of country which they hunted
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mormons, (search)
f the Church, Smith and Rigdon found it in Jackson county, Mo., where, at Independence, Smith dedicated the site for the temple to be erected by the Saints. Then they went back to Kirtland to remain five years and make money. There they established a mill, a store, and a bank. Smith was president of the latter, and Rigdon was cashier, and the neighboring country was flooded with the bank's worthless notes. Accused of fraudulent dealing, a mob dragged Smith and Rigdon from their beds (March 22, 1832), and tarred and feathered them. About this time Brigham young (q. v.), a native of Vermont, a painter and glazier, became a convert, and joined the Mormons at Kirtland. His ability and shrewdness soon made him a leader, and when a new organization of the Church occurred, and a hierarchy was established with twelve apostles, he was ordained one of them, and was sent out to preach the new gospel. They built a costly temple at Kirtland, which was dedicated in 1836. Their first miss
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct., chapter 9 (search)
. 6 Apr. 1823, m. Thomas E. Thorpe, 28 Apr. 1842, W. C.; Rebecca, bap. 28 Aug. 1825; Caroline, bap. 25 Nov. 1827; William Henry, set. 2 yrs., and Frances, bap. 22 Mar. 1832. 30. Abijah, s. of Amos (10), m. Rebecca M. Locke, 4 Jan. 1827. (See Book of Lockes, 286.) Joseph, s. of Abijah, d. 23 Jan. 1838, a. 19 mos; Ann L., dau. ost, of W. Camb. 23 Mar. 1823. Joseph and w. Mary o. c. here 1 Oct. 1826. Had Mary, bap. 1 Oct. 1826; Lydia, bap. 25 Nov. 1827; Joseph Henry (a. 2 yrs.), bap. 22 Mar. 1832; Elmira Jane, bap. 22 Mar. 1832. A child of Joseph, d. 18 Mar. 1826, a. 6 mos. 8. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin (4), and w. Miriam, o. c. here 12 Nov. 1815, and22 Mar. 1832. A child of Joseph, d. 18 Mar. 1826, a. 6 mos. 8. Benjamin, s. of Benjamin (4), and w. Miriam, o. c. here 12 Nov. 1815, and were adm. to this ch. together 29 Nov. 1818. He d. here 15 Aug. 1826, a. 38. He (of Chas.) m. Miriam Savels of Medford, at Medford, 18 Mar. 1810 [Sabells—per Wyman.] Had Benjamin Royal, bap. here 12 Nov. 1815; Henry Francis, bap. 12 Nov. 1815; Mariann Hannah, bap. 11 May, 1817; Albert Kendall, bap. 18 June, 1820. See Wyman's C