Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... ment of their just debts . For this purpose they had got the resident lawyer in their interest , and the creditors had no one to appear for them . " They engaged the young Jonesborough lawyer to under- take their cause . The club of ...
... ment of their just debts . For this purpose they had got the resident lawyer in their interest , and the creditors had no one to appear for them . " They engaged the young Jonesborough lawyer to under- take their cause . The club of ...
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... ment of gratitude which followed General Jackson into retire- ment . Dwelling among you , he desired your prosperity GEORGE BANCROFT . 41.
... ment of gratitude which followed General Jackson into retire- ment . Dwelling among you , he desired your prosperity GEORGE BANCROFT . 41.
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John Wien Forney. ment . Dwelling among you , he desired your prosperity , This beautiful city , surrounded by heights the most attractive , wa- tered by a river so magnificent , the home of the gentle and the cultivated not less than ...
John Wien Forney. ment . Dwelling among you , he desired your prosperity , This beautiful city , surrounded by heights the most attractive , wa- tered by a river so magnificent , the home of the gentle and the cultivated not less than ...
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... ment , and despair into his adversaries . And when the war was over , he was elected to the Senate of the United States , and took his seat on the 4th of March , 1867 , where he soon assumed the first rank , and to the end held it by ...
... ment , and despair into his adversaries . And when the war was over , he was elected to the Senate of the United States , and took his seat on the 4th of March , 1867 , where he soon assumed the first rank , and to the end held it by ...
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... like Miriam , with song and trimbrel , to celebrate her victory - I too shall lift up my head and join in the hymn of freedom . Till then , the retire- ment I seek will best accord with the love I 70 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... like Miriam , with song and trimbrel , to celebrate her victory - I too shall lift up my head and join in the hymn of freedom . Till then , the retire- ment I seek will best accord with the love I 70 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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