Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... James K. Polk and Henry Clay , which resulted in the election of the former to the Presi- dency . In February of ... Buchanan's house and an acquaintance of the Captain , I was invited . It was a superb affair . The com- pany consisted of ...
... James K. Polk and Henry Clay , which resulted in the election of the former to the Presi- dency . In February of ... Buchanan's house and an acquaintance of the Captain , I was invited . It was a superb affair . The com- pany consisted of ...
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... James Buchanan ; the quaintest , W. L. Marcy ; the most silent , Cave Johnson ; the most genial , John R. Thomson ; the most nervous , George Bancroft ; and the most talkative , the host , Robert Field Stockton . The lat- ter was in ...
... James Buchanan ; the quaintest , W. L. Marcy ; the most silent , Cave Johnson ; the most genial , John R. Thomson ; the most nervous , George Bancroft ; and the most talkative , the host , Robert Field Stockton . The lat- ter was in ...
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... Buchanan on his ap- pointment as Secretary of State , the day afterwards , he quietly remarked that he had known that he was to be called into that position several weeks before . The members of the new Cabinet were James Buchanan , of ...
... Buchanan on his ap- pointment as Secretary of State , the day afterwards , he quietly remarked that he had known that he was to be called into that position several weeks before . The members of the new Cabinet were James Buchanan , of ...
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... James Buchanan with being in favor of " ten cents a day " as the wages of American labor — a statement which led to ... Jimmy , " repeated by GEORGE BANCROFT . 35 V. ...
... James Buchanan with being in favor of " ten cents a day " as the wages of American labor — a statement which led to ... Jimmy , " repeated by GEORGE BANCROFT . 35 V. ...
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... James Pollock , from 1854 to 1857 , and retired to private life till he ... Buchanan ; and in his inaugural message of January , 1858 , boldly held the ... James L. Reynolds , Esq . , for years the confidential attorney of Mr. Bu- chanan ...
... James Pollock , from 1854 to 1857 , and retired to private life till he ... Buchanan ; and in his inaugural message of January , 1858 , boldly held the ... James L. Reynolds , Esq . , for years the confidential attorney of Mr. Bu- chanan ...
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