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Origin and history of the American flag and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations (1917)

Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885, Asnis, Charles Edward · Philadelphia, N. L. Brown · leaf 385

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to form one large star; and on the flag made by Mrs. Reidthe stars were so placed, while for the flags of our ships of war heproposed they should be set in parallel lines. For the sake of uniformity, it Mali not be disputed the law of1818 should in this respect be amended. Yet when, in 1859,… … rhiladelplila Irinted in the Year of our Lord 1785. Tr of arranging the stars in their blue firmament, the resolutions werepassed without the desired addition. The early custom, as shown bynumerous engravings, undoubtedly was to insert the stars in parallelrows.

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