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... made up from personal letters of Washington to his private secretary , Colonel Lear ; also Colonel Lear's account of Washington's conduct when he heard of the treason of Major André , and of his great excitement over St. Clair's ...
... made up from personal letters of Washington to his private secretary , Colonel Lear ; also Colonel Lear's account of Washington's conduct when he heard of the treason of Major André , and of his great excitement over St. Clair's ...
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It was in his office that President Grant received his first distinct recognition ; it was Governor Yates who gave him the responsible appointment of mustering - officer of troops for the State , and then made him colonel of the 21st ...
It was in his office that President Grant received his first distinct recognition ; it was Governor Yates who gave him the responsible appointment of mustering - officer of troops for the State , and then made him colonel of the 21st ...
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At the request of President Lincoln , he visited Washington , in company with the then chairman of the Military Committee of the Senate ( Colonel McClure ) , and assured the President that desperate and protracted war must come ...
At the request of President Lincoln , he visited Washington , in company with the then chairman of the Military Committee of the Senate ( Colonel McClure ) , and assured the President that desperate and protracted war must come ...
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At the critical moment he came out against John Wheeler in favor of Charles H. Marshall , who would have been your deadliest enemy in the House ; and even your Colonel - general's paper , which was even with me in insisting that Wheeler ...
At the critical moment he came out against John Wheeler in favor of Charles H. Marshall , who would have been your deadliest enemy in the House ; and even your Colonel - general's paper , which was even with me in insisting that Wheeler ...
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He held local offices in Salem ; was threatened for his patriotism by the British ; was a judge of the Common Pleas of his county , and then prize judge ; wrote a plan for the organization of the militia ; was colonel , adjutant ...
He held local offices in Salem ; was threatened for his patriotism by the British ; was a judge of the Common Pleas of his county , and then prize judge ; wrote a plan for the organization of the militia ; was colonel , adjutant ...
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| Title | Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2 Anecdotes of Public Men, John Wien Forney Library of American civilization |
| Author | John Wien Forney |
| Publisher | Harper, 1881 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2014 |
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