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... of sincere friendship , of personal independence and integrity , of toleration and forbearance . It is a maxim , that when men begin to write 490454 their recollections they are getting old ; but you have OOH!S1 ...
... of sincere friendship , of personal independence and integrity , of toleration and forbearance . It is a maxim , that when men begin to write 490454 their recollections they are getting old ; but you have OOH!S1 ...
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... and if those who read this book will enjoy as much pleasure in perusing it as I did in writing it , and will sympathize with me in the spirit with which it was composed , I shall be abundantly compensated . J. W. FORNEY .
... and if those who read this book will enjoy as much pleasure in perusing it as I did in writing it , and will sympathize with me in the spirit with which it was composed , I shall be abundantly compensated . J. W. FORNEY .
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James Buchanan was a frequent writer in my old paper , The Lancaster Intelligencer & Fournal , and in The Pennsylvanian . His diction , was cold and unsympathetic , but exact , clear , and condensed . His precise and elegant chirography ...
James Buchanan was a frequent writer in my old paper , The Lancaster Intelligencer & Fournal , and in The Pennsylvanian . His diction , was cold and unsympathetic , but exact , clear , and condensed . His precise and elegant chirography ...
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Writing of Thomas H. Benton recalls an incident that happened during the Presidency of James K. Polk , when Mr. Buchanan was Secretary of State . Colonel Benton was a sharp thorn in the side of the Administration on the Oregon question ...
Writing of Thomas H. Benton recalls an incident that happened during the Presidency of James K. Polk , when Mr. Buchanan was Secretary of State . Colonel Benton was a sharp thorn in the side of the Administration on the Oregon question ...
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... his language , indicated none of the hard experience of his youth . He was fond of books , and was a rare judge of men . I have his picture before me as I SENATOR BRODERICK . 25 write , and as I look 24 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... his language , indicated none of the hard experience of his youth . He was fond of books , and was a rare judge of men . I have his picture before me as I SENATOR BRODERICK . 25 write , and as I look 24 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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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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