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ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN men BY JOHN W. FORNEY WHILE HE WAS CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECRETARY OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY UNION ) FROM 1851 TO 1855 ...
ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN men BY JOHN W. FORNEY WHILE HE WAS CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECRETARY OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY UNION ) FROM 1851 TO 1855 ...
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ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN ol BY JOHN W. FORNEY WHILE HE WAS CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECRETARY OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY UNION ) FROM 1851 TO 1855 ...
ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN ol BY JOHN W. FORNEY WHILE HE WAS CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SECRETARY OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES EDITOR OF THE ORGAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ( THE WASHINGTON DAILY UNION ) FROM 1851 TO 1855 ...
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I was then Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States , and one of the editors of the Washington Union , published by that fine specimen of manhood , General Robert Armstrong , of Tennessee .
I was then Clerk of the House of Representatives of the United States , and one of the editors of the Washington Union , published by that fine specimen of manhood , General Robert Armstrong , of Tennessee .
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I understood how he managed men in New York and California as I watched his intercourse with Senators and Representatives in that trying crisis . Some he would persuade , others he would denounce . He seemed to know the especial ...
I understood how he managed men in New York and California as I watched his intercourse with Senators and Representatives in that trying crisis . Some he would persuade , others he would denounce . He seemed to know the especial ...
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The effort to elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States , though not so long as that of 1855-56 , when General Banks was chosen , was equally exciting ; and when ex - Governor William Pennington , of New ...
The effort to elect a Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States , though not so long as that of 1855-56 , when General Banks was chosen , was equally exciting ; and when ex - Governor William Pennington , of New ...
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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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