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Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912

Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912, Page 106

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104 the town where he lived infested, as it would be without effectual restraint with a great portion of the runaway slaves from the south! [as?] chairman of the Massachusetts delegation Mason presented her war claims in second war with Great Britain. Even as early as 1797 the state of Maryland had shown democratic symptom by electing John Henry [governor?]. In 1801 Robert Wright was elected in United States senator by the same party. At this time the state had [property?] qualifications for [suffrage?] : 50 acres of land or [illegible] 30 current money.Senator must [illegible] 1000 current money and [governors?][pound?]5000. 1. [name?] of Congress vol.31 p 838 2. Enc. Brit. vol.17 p 831. This qualification was abolished in 1810
 
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