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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
Whitney invents the cotton-gin; marked effect on slavery......1793 President issues his celebrated proclamation of neutrality (severely criticised by the opposition)......April 22, 1793 French government directs the seizure of vessels carrying supplies to an enemy's port......May 9, 1793 Great Britain orders her ships-of-war to stop all vessels laden with French supplies and turn them into British ports......June 8, 1793 Minister Genet's recall asked for by the government......August, 1793 Corner-stone of the United States Capitol laid by Washington......Sept. 18, 1793 Followers of Jefferson begin to assume the name of Republicans, in opposition to the Federalists, under leadership of Alexander Hamilton......1793 Third Congress, first session, opens at Philadelphia, Pa.......Dec. 2, 1793 Thomas Jefferson retires from State Department......December, 1793 An amendment (the eleventh) to the Constitution approved by Congress, securships-of-war, the foundation of
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2., The development of the public School of Medford. (search)
Esq. Mr. James Wyman Mr. Eben Hall Junr and Mr Richard Hall be a Committee to see that the Schoolhouse is Built agreeable to Contract. This building was finished before Jan. 15, 1796, for on that date William Woodbridge was paid the final instalment on his contract of £ 220. Capt. Joseph Wyman was the last teacher in the old building, our second school-house, as well as the first in the third, the brick house on the land back of the meeting-house, his term of service extending from August, 1793, to May, 1796. Under the authority to pay at the private schools the tuition of young children whose parents could not afford to do so none seem to have availed themselves of the privilege till the year 1797, when Eliza Francis presented her bill for schooling Mrs. Butterfield's three children and received on Jan. 10, 1798, an order on the Treasurer for $6.84. The town passed the same vote regarding the payment of tuition in 1799, again in 1800, and also in 1801, when they voted that t