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(Encyclopedia) Exeter Book, manuscript volume of Old English religious and secular poetry, of various dates of composition, compiled c.975 and given to Exeter Cathedral by Bishop Leofric (d. 1072).…
(Encyclopedia) Herrin, city (2020 pop. 12,352), Williamson co., S Ill.; settled 1818, inc. 1898. It is a trade center of an extensive coal-mining area…
MAURY, Abram Poindexter, (cousin of Fontaine Maury Maverick), a Representative from Tennessee; born near Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., December 26, 1801; completed preparatory studies…
GOODYKOONTZ, Wells, a Representative from West Virginia; born near Newbern, Pulaski County, Va., June 3, 1872; educated under private tutors and attended Oxford Academy at Floyd, Va., and the…
(Encyclopedia) Cosway, RichardCosway, Richardkŏzˈwā [key], 1740?–1821, English miniaturist. His work was elegant and modish and became highly popular in his day. There is a collection of his works in…
MURFREE, William Hardy, (uncle of David W. Dickinson), a Representative from North Carolina; born in Hertford County, N.C., October 2, 1781; was graduated from the University of North Carolina…
