The Life of William H. Seward, Volume 2Harper and Brothers, 1900 - Cabinet officers |
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... Scott , ' who united to counteract the influences of Floyd , Davis , Cobb , Thompson , Slidell , and several South Carolinians , who were alternately wheedling and frightening Buchanan . From Stanton he received secret advice daily as ...
... Scott , ' who united to counteract the influences of Floyd , Davis , Cobb , Thompson , Slidell , and several South Carolinians , who were alternately wheedling and frightening Buchanan . From Stanton he received secret advice daily as ...
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... Scott , and the daily meetings of the peace conference all stood in the way of the success of such a plan , if , indeed , it had ever been formally adopt- ed . Seward knew that as long as the peace conference could be kept in session ...
... Scott , and the daily meetings of the peace conference all stood in the way of the success of such a plan , if , indeed , it had ever been formally adopt- ed . Seward knew that as long as the peace conference could be kept in session ...
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... Scott and William C. Rives are so far dis- unionists as to think that they would have the right and " I could not see Mr. Gilmer [ probably about going into Lincoln's Cabinet ] , but hope that you have done so . " Blatchford was off ...
... Scott and William C. Rives are so far dis- unionists as to think that they would have the right and " I could not see Mr. Gilmer [ probably about going into Lincoln's Cabinet ] , but hope that you have done so . " Blatchford was off ...
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... Scott and Mr. Stanton , then in Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet . I presume that I conversed with others in a way that seemed to me best calculated to leave the inauguration of a war to the secessionists , and to delay it , in any case , until ...
... Scott and Mr. Stanton , then in Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet . I presume that I conversed with others in a way that seemed to me best calculated to leave the inauguration of a war to the secessionists , and to delay it , in any case , until ...
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... Scott and James Barbour , of Virginia , Randall Hunt , of Louisiana , and Meredith P. Gentry , of 11 Lincoln's Works , 657 . * On December 13th he replied to Lincoln : " You will readily be- lieve that , coming to the consideration of ...
... Scott and James Barbour , of Virginia , Randall Hunt , of Louisiana , and Meredith P. Gentry , of 11 Lincoln's Works , 657 . * On December 13th he replied to Lincoln : " You will readily be- lieve that , coming to the consideration of ...
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