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Cyclopædia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States
HAMLINII.135.1 HAMLIN, Hannibal, vice-president of the United States 1861-5, was born at Paris, Me., Aug. 27, 1809, was admitted to the bar in 1833; was a democratic congressman 1843-7, and United States senator 1848-57, and, as a republican, 1857-61. He was again elected senator by the republicans 1869-81, and was appointed minister to Spain in 1881. A. J. Return to top |
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The cuneiform inscription in the Liberty Fund logo is the earliest-known written appearance of the word "freedom" (amagi), or "liberty." It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
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