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The overwhelming majority of Missourians in 1821 were farmers, often referred to as planters or yeomen. Some craftsmen even devoted most of their time to…
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Next Tuesday marks the 200th anniversary of the culmination of Missouri’s struggle for statehood on August 10, 2021. President James Monroe issued the…
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This week marks 200 years since the first Bank of Missouri suspended specie payments. The Directors of the bank decided to liquidate soon thereafter. The…
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Perhaps no portion of the 1821 revenue law stimulated more interest than the tax on unmarried men. This “bachelor tax,” mandated all unmarried males age…
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Missourians at the time of statehood were subject to both real and personal property taxes. The territorial legislature had established the basic system…
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As I’ve stated before, the hunger for land was a prime reason for the settlement of Missouri. Two of the main factors that frustrated settlers’ ability to…
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On July 2, 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail regarding the Declaration of Independence, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with…
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The special session of the General Assembly, on June 26, 1821, passed an act prohibiting enactment of any law excluding any citizen from enjoyment of the…
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Bad economic conditions stimulated many people to move in 1821. Some moved back to where they came from—states such as Tennessee or Kentucky, for example.…
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This week we commemorate the death of Moses Austin, who succumbed on June 10, 1821 at the home of his daughter, Emily Bryan, in Ste. Genevieve. Austin was…