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The size of a congressional pension depends on the years of service and the average of the highest three years of their salary by law the starting amount of a member's retirement annuity may not exceed 80% of their final salary in 2006 the average annual pension for retired senators and representatives under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) was $60,972 while those who retired under FERS or in combination with CSRS was $35,952, In Lincoln's first inaugural address he explored the nature of democracy He denounced secession as anarchy and explained that majority rule had to be balanced by constitutional restraints He said "A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limitations and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular opinions and sentiments is the only true sovereign of a free people.":86. Midfield terminals Franklin and Williamson were scientists in addition to their other activities Design and construction More than 20,000 injured or ill soldiers received treatment in an array of permanent and temporary hospitals in the capital including the U.S Patent Office and for a time the Capitol itself Among the notables who served in nursing were American Red Cross founder Clara Barton and Dorothea Dix who served as superintendent of female nurses in Washington Novelist Louisa May Alcott served at the Union Hospital in Georgetown Poet Walt Whitman served as a hospital volunteer and in 1865 would publish his famous poem "The Wound-Dresser." the United States Sanitary Commission had a significant presence in Washington as did the United States Christian Commission and other relief agencies the Freedman's Hospital was established in 1862 to serve the needs of the growing population of freed slaves. 5 References Washington D.C. Business Directory United States territory 1848, Manifest destiny Compromise of 1850. 5 See also Washington made repeated petitions to the Continental Congress for provisions He received a congressional delegation to check the Army's conditions and expressed the urgency of the situation proclaiming: "Something must be done Important alterations must be made." He recommended that Congress expedite supplies and Congress agreed to strengthen and fund the army's supply lines by reorganizing the commissary department by late February supplies began arriving, Nullification Crisis Columbia General Hospital Thomas Jefferson Virginia 1 Yes Free blacks in the North and South fought on both sides of the Revolution but most fought for the Patriots Gary Nash reports that there were about 9,000 black Patriots counting the Continental Army and Navy state militia units privateers wagoneers in the Army servants to officers and spies. Ray Raphael notes that thousands did join the Loyalist cause but "a far larger number free as well as slave tried to further their interests by siding with the patriots." Crispus Attucks was shot dead by British soldiers in the Boston Massacre in 1770 and is considered the first American casualty of the Revolutionary War. .

These concourses were constructed in 1983 and designed by Hellmuth Obata and Kassabaum the two concourses have 22 gates each numbered C1-C28 and D1-D32 with odd-numbered gates on the north side of the building and even numbered gates on the south side Concourse C composes the eastern half of the terminal and Concourse D composes the gates on the west half of the terminal the C/D concourses were given a face lift in 2006 which included light fixture upgrades new paint finishes new ceiling grids and tiles heating and air conditioning replacement and complete restroom renovations. Enumerating slave schedules by county 393,975 named persons held 3,950,546 unnamed slaves for an average of about ten slaves per holder as some large holders held slaves in multiple counties and are thus multiply counted this slightly overestimates the number of slaveholders. . On October 7 1837 Washington's remains were placed still in the original lead coffin within a marble sarcophagus designed by William Strickland and constructed by John Struthers earlier that year the sarcophagus was sealed and encased with planks and an outer vault was constructed around it the outer vault has the sarcophagi of both George and Martha Washington; the inner vault has the remains of other Washington family members and relatives, The National Gallery of Art is on the National Mall near the Capitol and features works of American and European art the gallery and its collections are owned by the U.S government but are not a part of the Smithsonian Institution the National Building Museum which occupies the former Pension Building near Judiciary Square was chartered by Congress and hosts exhibits on architecture urban planning and design. King's College (now Columbia): John Jay Alexander Hamilton Gouverneur Morris Robert R Livingston and Egbert Benson.