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But Mr. Webster enjoyed it hugely ; and when his friend , George Ashmun , handed him my Extra , he laughed heartily , and said , “ I think Forney has printed a much better speech than the one I made last night .
But Mr. Webster enjoyed it hugely ; and when his friend , George Ashmun , handed him my Extra , he laughed heartily , and said , “ I think Forney has printed a much better speech than the one I made last night .
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In Theodore Parker's frank and sympathetic analysis of the character of George Washington , he speaks of his skill and good fortune in the selection and purchase of real estate , and his fine forecast of the destiny of Virginia and the ...
In Theodore Parker's frank and sympathetic analysis of the character of George Washington , he speaks of his skill and good fortune in the selection and purchase of real estate , and his fine forecast of the destiny of Virginia and the ...
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... just surveyed by Captains George B. McClellan , John Pope , and others , which was to open up the South . “ But , ” I said , “ old fellow , I have . ' no money , and to buy a share in the proposed location will require much .
... just surveyed by Captains George B. McClellan , John Pope , and others , which was to open up the South . “ But , ” I said , “ old fellow , I have . ' no money , and to buy a share in the proposed location will require much .
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I refer to Robert T. Conrad , of Philadelphia , and George Washington Barton , of Lancaster , Pennsylvania . They differed in almost every thing . Conrad , in his prime , was a model of manly beauty . His auburn hair , his delicate ...
I refer to Robert T. Conrad , of Philadelphia , and George Washington Barton , of Lancaster , Pennsylvania . They differed in almost every thing . Conrad , in his prime , was a model of manly beauty . His auburn hair , his delicate ...
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... Lewis C. Levin , and David Wilmot , of Pennsylvania , the first and last afterward in the Senate , and the whole number now in their graves ; Thomas H. Bayley and George C. Dromgoole , of Virginia , both since dead .
... Lewis C. Levin , and David Wilmot , of Pennsylvania , the first and last afterward in the Senate , and the whole number now in their graves ; Thomas H. Bayley and George C. Dromgoole , of Virginia , both since dead .
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1 Anecdotes of Public Men, John Wien Forney Library of American civilization |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper, 1873 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2014 |
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