Annals Of Iowa Vol 14

Author : Charles Aldrich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331919100
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (191 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Annals of Iowa, Vol. 4 written by Charles Aldrich and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Annals of Iowa, Vol. 4: A Historical Quarterly In 1638 Rev. John Harvard bequeathed seven hundred pounds sterling and a library of three hundred volumes which served as the foundation of Harvard College (Harvard University of to-day.) In 1642 the legislature passed an Act requiring the "Selectmen" of every town to have a "vigilant eye over their brethren and neighbors, to see, first, that none of them shall suffer so much barbarism in any of their families as not to endeavor to teach by themselves, or others, their children and apprentices so much learning as may enable them perfectly to read the English tongue, and knowledge of the capital laws, upon penalty of twenty shillings therein." When the Colonies came into possession of lands ceded by individual Colonies in 1784, the Continental Congress in providing for the sale of these lands, by Act of May 20th, 1785, set apart one thirty-sixth of the entire domain for support of Common Schools. Soon after the "Territory of the Northwest" was dedicated to freedom by the Ordinance of 1787. provision was made for the support of Academies and Seminaries in the gift of lands. This gift has been in the form of two townships or forty-six thousand and eighty acres for each State formed out of the public domain. All the present states with the exception of the thirteen original states, and Maine. Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee, have received these lands now designated as "University Lands." Texas is an apparent exception since by terms of admission she was left in control of all the lands within her borders. She has, however, followed the United States system of survey and reservation for school and university purposes. Ohio has received three townships, Florida and Wisconsin four townships each. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.