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John Wien Forney. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IHL 1855 7731 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN men BY JOHN W. FORNEY WHILE.
John Wien Forney. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IHL 1855 7731 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN men BY JOHN W. FORNEY WHILE.
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John Wien Forney. DR . WILLIAM ELDER . 17 a speeches against slavery , and whose peculiarities were that when he became excited he gave way to uncontrollable tears and oaths . I always went to hear him , for there was an odd fascination ...
John Wien Forney. DR . WILLIAM ELDER . 17 a speeches against slavery , and whose peculiarities were that when he became excited he gave way to uncontrollable tears and oaths . I always went to hear him , for there was an odd fascination ...
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John Wien Forney. VII . a The 3d of February , 1860 , was one of the coldest days I ever knew in Washington , and the night was especially severe . The effort to elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States ...
John Wien Forney. VII . a The 3d of February , 1860 , was one of the coldest days I ever knew in Washington , and the night was especially severe . The effort to elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States ...
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On the evening of that Friday a large number of my personal friends met at Mr. John F. Coyle's , whose guest I was , on Missouri Avenue , to celebrate Ι the event . Among these were many Southerners , and some who had voted against me ...
On the evening of that Friday a large number of my personal friends met at Mr. John F. Coyle's , whose guest I was , on Missouri Avenue , to celebrate Ι the event . Among these were many Southerners , and some who had voted against me ...
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John Wien Forney. ment , and I will not surrender my relation to that enterprise whether I gain or lose the position with which my name has been once more associated . “ “ Yours , very truly , J. W. FORNEY . “ Hon . John B. HASKIN .
John Wien Forney. ment , and I will not surrender my relation to that enterprise whether I gain or lose the position with which my name has been once more associated . “ “ Yours , very truly , J. W. FORNEY . “ Hon . John B. HASKIN .
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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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