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The State of Indiana was formed out of part of what

was called the North-western Territory; was admitted as She has a State in 1816, making the nineteenth State. an area of 33,809 square miles, equal to 21,637,760 acres. Her population in 1860 was 1,350,428, which entitled her to 11 Representatives in Congress. Indiana is the Seventh Judicial Circuit, and forms one Judicial District. There is no port of entry in this State; but there are three ports of delivery, to wit, Evansville, New Albany, and Madison; which are attached to the New Orleans Collection District.

The capital is Indianapolis. The State election is held The Legislature on the second Tuesday of October. meets only once in two years, on the first Wednesday of January.

The enacting clause of her laws is in these words, "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,"

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Iowa was admitted into the Union March 3, 1845, making the twenty-eighth State. We have numbered this the twenty-eighth State, and Florida the twenty-ninth. Both however were admitted on the same day, and by one act. Iowa has an area of 55,045 square miles, equal to 35,228,800 acres. The population in 1860 was 674,913, which entitled to 6 Representatives in Congress. This Stato lies in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, and makes one Judicial District. She has no port of entry, but has 3 ports of delivery, to wit, Burlington, Keokuk, and Dubuque; all of

which are attached to the Collection District of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana.

Des Moines is the capital. The State election is held on the Second Tuesday of October. The Legislature meets biennially on the Second Wednesday in January.

The enacting clause of her laws is in these words: "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa."

UNITED STATES SENATORS.

George W. Jones, from 1848 to 1859
Augustus C. Dodge, " 1848 "1855

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Kansas was admitted into the Union as a State, Jan. 29, 1861, making the thirty-fourth State. Kansas has an area of 78,418 square miles, equal to 50,187,520 acres. The population in 1860 was 107,206; entitling to one Re

presentative in Congress. The State is in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, and forms one Judicial District.

not now any ports of entry or delivery.

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Topeka is the capital. The State election is held on the first Tuesday in November. The legislature meets on the second Thursday in January.

The enacting clause of the laws is as follows: "Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas."

UNITED STATES SENATORS.

James Henry Lane, from 1861 to 1866

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Kentucky was admitted into the Union on the first of June, 1792, and has an area of 37,680 square miles, equal to 24,115,200 acres.

The

The population in 1860 numbered 1,155,684. State has now nine representatives in Congress; is in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, by act of 1866; forms one Judicial

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