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John Wien Forney. Entered according to Act of Congress , in the year 1873 , by HARPER & BROTHERS , In the Office of the Librarian of Congress , at Washington . 14 JUL 1920 Bro 1.00 . E176 F ( T VTIZAVIMU STAT :
John Wien Forney. Entered according to Act of Congress , in the year 1873 , by HARPER & BROTHERS , In the Office of the Librarian of Congress , at Washington . 14 JUL 1920 Bro 1.00 . E176 F ( T VTIZAVIMU STAT :
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... Washington House , on Chestnut Street , above Seventh , the guest of the Whigs , whom he addressed at a splendid banquet in the cele- brated Chinese Museum , on Ninth Street . Extensive prepara- tions had been made for the occasion ...
... Washington House , on Chestnut Street , above Seventh , the guest of the Whigs , whom he addressed at a splendid banquet in the cele- brated Chinese Museum , on Ninth Street . Extensive prepara- tions had been made for the occasion ...
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... Washington Union , pub- lished by that fine specimen of manhood , General Robert Arm- strong , of Tennessee . Every body knew that Mr. Webster keenly felt his rejection by the party he had so honored and served . The brilliant effort of ...
... Washington Union , pub- lished by that fine specimen of manhood , General Robert Arm- strong , of Tennessee . Every body knew that Mr. Webster keenly felt his rejection by the party he had so honored and served . The brilliant effort of ...
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... Washington Union , of which I was then the editor , con- tained no line from my pen against him . Five years later I was proscribed and hunted down , simply because I would not sanction a proceeding far more despotic and unjust . While ...
... Washington Union , of which I was then the editor , con- tained no line from my pen against him . Five years later I was proscribed and hunted down , simply because I would not sanction a proceeding far more despotic and unjust . While ...
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... Washington during the administration of General Pierce , which requires no diary to keep fresh in my heart . It took place at my residence , and in the house now known as the Waverley , on Eighth Street , back of The Chronicle office ...
... Washington during the administration of General Pierce , which requires no diary to keep fresh in my heart . It took place at my residence , and in the house now known as the Waverley , on Eighth Street , back of The Chronicle office ...
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers, 1877 |
| Original from | University of Iowa |
| Digitized | 10 Sep 2015 |
| Length | 444 pages |
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