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451:Kansas-Nebraska Act
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2452:Sessions
2442:McLennan
2260:Sullivan
2013:Churches
1968:Nebraska
1650:Glickman
1620:Bergland
1585:Anderson
1550:Meredith
1457:Ricketts
1452:Heineman
1412:Morrison
1397:Anderson
1387:Peterson
1382:Griswold
1362:McMullen
1352:McKelvie
1342:Morehead
1312:Dietrich
1215:Saunders
827:June 20,
801:June 20,
530:donated
528:Nebraska
517:Illinois
390:Nebraska
3004:Hilgers
2954:Barrett
2939:Luedtke
2934:Burbach
2914:Adamson
2904:Moulton
2810:Neumann
2805:Stewart
2795:McGowan
2780:Robbins
2740:Tibbets
2700:Correll
2695:Poynter
2645:Hascall
2582:Coulter
2567:Mathers
2552:Jackson
2522:Mockett
2447:Collins
2432:Pollock
2383:Donelan
2325:Megeath
2255:Hanscom
2051:NCECBVI
1731:Cabinet
1680:Vilsack
1670:Vilsack
1665:Schafer
1660:Johanns
1655:Veneman
1640:Madigan
1635:Yeutter
1600:Freeman
1590:Brannan
1580:Wickard
1565:Jardine
1545:Houston
1525:Coleman
1473:Italics
1447:Johanns
1417:Tiemann
1377:Cochran
1347:Neville
1337:Aldrich
1327:Sheldon
1307:Poynter
1302:Holcomb
1297:Crounse
1260:Hascall
1209:Paddock
888:at the
538:at the
534:to the
342:Detroit
2999:Scheer
2994:Hadley
2964:Withem
2949:Nichol
2944:Marvel
2889:Beaver
2884:Burney
2879:Tvrdik
2859:Raecke
2849:Crosby
2844:Howard
2790:Cooper
2770:Norval
2765:Bushee
2760:Mattes
2720:Steele
2715:Talbot
2710:Ransom
2705:Watson
2680:Conner
2660:Barton
2655:Griggs
2635:Taylor
2630:Rogers
2597:O'Gara
2577:Rodman
2557:Dalbey
2547:Kelley
2502:Gaffin
2492:Watson
2487:Harlan
2437:Chapin
2408:Rogers
2388:Taylor
2378:Miller
2368:Folsom
2330:Chapin
2295:Bennet
2276:Morton
2270:Decker
2100:People
1675:Perdue
1615:Knebel
1605:Hardin
1595:Benson
1540:Wilson
1535:Morton
1462:Pillen
1442:Nelson
1432:Kerrey
1407:Burney
1402:Brooks
1392:Crosby
1367:Weaver
1322:Mickey
1317:Savage
1287:Thayer
1272:Garber
1267:Furnas
1247:Butler
1234:State
1202:Morton
1190:Morton
1178:Cuming
1166:Cuming
1153:Butler
1145:Walker
948:Acting
917:Acting
625:under
572:Berwyn
238:, U.S.
221:, U.S.
117:Acting
2989:Adams
2984:Flood
2974:Bromm
2959:Baack
2929:Proud
2909:Bowen
2894:Pizer
2874:Prohs
2839:Diers
2650:Gwyer
2625:Welch
2572:Burke
2527:Rouse
2517:Sears
2512:Clark
2497:Elder
2482:Field
2472:Shedd
2462:Nance
2457:Towle
2403:Mason
2398:Allen
2393:Taffe
2373:Bowen
2363:Sharp
2310:Jones
2305:DePuy
2265:Gibbs
2065:Other
1625:Block
1427:Thone
1372:Bryan
1357:Bryan
1282:Dawes
1277:Nance
1253:James
1196:Black
1172:Izard
1074:1892
1012:1866
998:First
952:1861
633:Notes
330:Adams
3009:Arch
2869:Hoyt
2785:Reed
2755:Kohl
2750:Kemp
2685:Howe
2587:Kier
2542:Kuhl
2537:Pool
2315:Lake
1645:Espy
1630:Lyng
1610:Butz
1570:Hyde
1560:Gore
1530:Rusk
1422:Exon
1292:Boyd
1160:Burt
829:2019
803:2019
666:see
654:2016
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554:and
226:Died
202:Born
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2864:Lee
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