The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1 |
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The SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK contained in this volume , while they will serve to show the first exercise of that power of debate , which now in its full development excites an interest throughout the country , will give the ...
The SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OF NEW YORK contained in this volume , while they will serve to show the first exercise of that power of debate , which now in its full development excites an interest throughout the country , will give the ...
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After his withdrawal from business , he was in the habit of lending money to a considerable extent among the farmers in his neighborhood ; and it is said that no man was ever excused from paying the lawful interest on his а loans — that ...
After his withdrawal from business , he was in the habit of lending money to a considerable extent among the farmers in his neighborhood ; and it is said that no man was ever excused from paying the lawful interest on his а loans — that ...
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а loans — that no man was permitted to pay him more than that interest — and that no man who paid his interest punctually was ever required to pay any part of the principal . He was a zealous advocate of republican principles ...
а loans — that no man was permitted to pay him more than that interest — and that no man who paid his interest punctually was ever required to pay any part of the principal . He was a zealous advocate of republican principles ...
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Young Seward was a member of the Adelphic , and entered into the interests of the society with characteristic zeal . During his absence , some twenty or thirty students from the southern states had left Princeton College and entered ...
Young Seward was a member of the Adelphic , and entered into the interests of the society with characteristic zeal . During his absence , some twenty or thirty students from the southern states had left Princeton College and entered ...
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... our readers will remember , the epoch of the great contest between Tompkins and Clinton . The interest excited by this struggle pervaded all classes and ages of the community , and it was not in the glowing temperament of William H.
... our readers will remember , the epoch of the great contest between Tompkins and Clinton . The interest excited by this struggle pervaded all classes and ages of the community , and it was not in the glowing temperament of William H.
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| Title | The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 1 The Works of William H. Seward, William Henry Seward |
| Author | William Henry Seward |
| Editor | George E. Baker |
| Publisher | Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 2 Sep 2009 |
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