When William Dickson was born on 3 June 1798, in Newberry, South Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Dickson, was 44 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Hall, was 38. He married Mary "Polly" Sinks on 12 April 1812, in Montgomery, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Stoney Creek Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Jackson Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 29 December 1883, in Putnam, Missouri, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Putnam, Missouri, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Dick + son.
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