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... the use of any pri- vate correspondence , as we have the assurance from the high abilities of Hon . W. B. Reed , the gentleman selected to prepare AT WASHINGTON . 15 it , that it will be 14 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN . II. ...
... the use of any pri- vate correspondence , as we have the assurance from the high abilities of Hon . W. B. Reed , the gentleman selected to prepare AT WASHINGTON . 15 it , that it will be 14 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN . II. ...
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... gentlemen in social life . This was especially so with Slidell , Benjamin , Breckinridge , Cobb , etc. And so , when the restraint of the first course or two was thawed by a generous draught of cham- pagne , those who sat at my board ...
... gentlemen in social life . This was especially so with Slidell , Benjamin , Breckinridge , Cobb , etc. And so , when the restraint of the first course or two was thawed by a generous draught of cham- pagne , those who sat at my board ...
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... gentlemen , that have confirmed me in my abolitionism . " It is impossible to convey an idea of the manner in which Dr. Elder told this incident , or the effect produced upon the Southern men around him . They listened with profound and ...
... gentlemen , that have confirmed me in my abolitionism . " It is impossible to convey an idea of the manner in which Dr. Elder told this incident , or the effect produced upon the Southern men around him . They listened with profound and ...
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... gentleman referred to , who honorably paid his $ 1250 ; and after cutting my share into five parts , sold and gave three fifths to other friends , and with my two fifths bought the Waverley House , in Washington . The proceeds of my ...
... gentleman referred to , who honorably paid his $ 1250 ; and after cutting my share into five parts , sold and gave three fifths to other friends , and with my two fifths bought the Waverley House , in Washington . The proceeds of my ...
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... gentleman . Generous to a fault , he delighted to have his friends around him . His bearing , his dress , 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 ...
... gentleman . Generous to a fault , he delighted to have his friends around him . His bearing , his dress , 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 ...
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