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... known you , my dear Dougherty , for nearly thirty years ; when your hair , now turning gray , was glossy black ; when both of us were struggling young men . You have met most of the characters I have attempted to describe in these plain ...
... known you , my dear Dougherty , for nearly thirty years ; when your hair , now turning gray , was glossy black ; when both of us were struggling young men . You have met most of the characters I have attempted to describe in these plain ...
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... known so long , though I fear you will be disappointed if he is President . " I could not approve the removal of Governor Reeder , of Kansas , for his refusal to help to make Kansas a slave State , in 1854 , ' 5 , any more than I could ...
... known so long , though I fear you will be disappointed if he is President . " I could not approve the removal of Governor Reeder , of Kansas , for his refusal to help to make Kansas a slave State , in 1854 , ' 5 , any more than I could ...
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... known as the Waverley , on Eighth Street , back of The Chronicle office , where I resided up to 1856 , when I left Washington to help make Mr. Buchanan President , and never returned , save to join in the work of overthrowing him after ...
... known as the Waverley , on Eighth Street , back of The Chronicle office , where I resided up to 1856 , when I left Washington to help make Mr. Buchanan President , and never returned , save to join in the work of overthrowing him after ...
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... known him to stand up to his tall desk and dash off column after column on for- eign and domestic palitics , on ast , on finance , with astonishing rapidity and ease . Unlike his aggressive successor , General . Cushing is anxious to ...
... known him to stand up to his tall desk and dash off column after column on for- eign and domestic palitics , on ast , on finance , with astonishing rapidity and ease . Unlike his aggressive successor , General . Cushing is anxious to ...
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... known as Roman punch . I had hardly got a glass of it in my hand when I found myself in the presence of Colonel Benton . He greeted me kindly , and as we enjoyed our punch he quietly remarked , " I got your letter , but I did not ...
... known as Roman punch . I had hardly got a glass of it in my hand when I found myself in the presence of Colonel Benton . He greeted me kindly , and as we enjoyed our punch he quietly remarked , " I got your letter , but I did not ...
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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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