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... living in New York , greatly esteemed for his amiability and learning , visited my office in his company ; but when I met him a sec- ond time in Philadelphia , after his triumph and that of Mr. Bu- chanan , to whose Presidential ...
... living in New York , greatly esteemed for his amiability and learning , visited my office in his company ; but when I met him a sec- ond time in Philadelphia , after his triumph and that of Mr. Bu- chanan , to whose Presidential ...
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... living at a trade , nor did he believe him any better . And this theory sprang from the belief that the laboring men of America are seldom true to the bright minds so often reared among them . His memorable words in reply to the haughty ...
... living at a trade , nor did he believe him any better . And this theory sprang from the belief that the laboring men of America are seldom true to the bright minds so often reared among them . His memorable words in reply to the haughty ...
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... living at the last accounts in the State of Nevada . The Democrats carried the election on the 7th , and the heroic Broderick died on the 16th . But the blood of the martyr was the seed of the redemp- tion of California . The people ...
... living at the last accounts in the State of Nevada . The Democrats carried the election on the 7th , and the heroic Broderick died on the 16th . But the blood of the martyr was the seed of the redemp- tion of California . The people ...
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... living in Philadelphia , has some of his MSS . in her pos- session , and will , I hope , soon present a memoir of her gifted husband . Conrad was more fortunate . He printed much that he spoke and wrote . He was the editor of the ...
... living in Philadelphia , has some of his MSS . in her pos- session , and will , I hope , soon present a memoir of her gifted husband . Conrad was more fortunate . He printed much that he spoke and wrote . He was the editor of the ...
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... living at Georgetown , D. C. , would be sure to sell her to strangers . The case was a terrible one . Sam was a fine fellow , and his distress was grievous . I sat down and wrote out the facts , headed the subscription , and in a few ...
... living at Georgetown , D. C. , would be sure to sell her to strangers . The case was a terrible one . Sam was a fine fellow , and his distress was grievous . I sat down and wrote out the facts , headed the subscription , and in a few ...
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