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Page 10
We soon after took our leave , and as we descended the stairs , Forrest turned to Mr. Swift and myself , and said : “ Mr. Clay has proved , by the skill with which he can change his manner , and the grace with which he can make an ...
We soon after took our leave , and as we descended the stairs , Forrest turned to Mr. Swift and myself , and said : “ Mr. Clay has proved , by the skill with which he can change his manner , and the grace with which he can make an ...
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It took place at my residence , and in the house now 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 ...
It took place at my residence , and in the house now 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 ...
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I responded by assuming the whole responsibility , and took the train for Washington to anticipate and watch events . I quartered , as usual , with Mr. Buchanan , and there waited for the summons . None came , however .
I responded by assuming the whole responsibility , and took the train for Washington to anticipate and watch events . I quartered , as usual , with Mr. Buchanan , and there waited for the summons . None came , however .
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The last time I saw Broderick was one night in April , 1859 , at the corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets , Philadelphia , where he took the omnibus to the New York dépôt , intending to sail in a few days for San Francisco .
The last time I saw Broderick was one night in April , 1859 , at the corner of Sixth and Chestnut Streets , Philadelphia , where he took the omnibus to the New York dépôt , intending to sail in a few days for San Francisco .
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On the 7th of September , the very day of the election , I predicted the duel which took place on the 13th of the same month , and on the 16th my poor friend died from a wound received at the hands of the proslavery Democrat leader ...
On the 7th of September , the very day of the election , I predicted the duel which took place on the 13th of the same month , and on the 16th my poor friend died from a wound received at the hands of the proslavery Democrat leader ...
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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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