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Luther Martin VILuther MartinFriday, April 4, 1788by Luther MartinNumber IVTo the Citizens of Maryland. If those, my fellow citizens, to whom the administration of our government was about to…
Luther Martin IILuther MartinFriday, March 7, 1788by Luther MartinMr. Goddard:Sir, In consequence of the justice I did Mr. Gerry, on a former occasion, I find myself complimented with an…
Casey MartinBorn: June 2, 1972Golfer suffers from a birth defect in his right leg known as Klippel-Trenauney-Webber Syndrome; won lawsuit against the PGA Tour for the right to use a golf cart…
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attended the common schools;
engaged in agricultural pursuits;
moved to…
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