Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 15
... Massachusetts , on the 11th of April , 1794 , and died at Boston on the 16th of Janu- ary , 1865 , literally in harness , just after he had returned from the delivery of an oration at Savannah for the relief of EDWARD EVERETT . 15.
... Massachusetts , on the 11th of April , 1794 , and died at Boston on the 16th of Janu- ary , 1865 , literally in harness , just after he had returned from the delivery of an oration at Savannah for the relief of EDWARD EVERETT . 15.
Page 25
... returned to Paris from London , and declared his desire to rank himself under the flag of the Republic ; and , in the meanwhile , his cousins , Pierre and Prince Jerome Bonaparte ( Plonplon ) , were elected members of the National ...
... returned to Paris from London , and declared his desire to rank himself under the flag of the Republic ; and , in the meanwhile , his cousins , Pierre and Prince Jerome Bonaparte ( Plonplon ) , were elected members of the National ...
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... returned to the East over- land in June , 1847. In June , 1849 , he resigned his commission in the navy , and , in 1851 , was elected a Senator in Congress from New Jersey for the term ending in 1857 , but resigned in 1853 , after ...
... returned to the East over- land in June , 1847. In June , 1849 , he resigned his commission in the navy , and , in 1851 , was elected a Senator in Congress from New Jersey for the term ending in 1857 , but resigned in 1853 , after ...
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... returned to Texas and was chosen Governor by the people . He was thrown into the very vortex of the Rebellion , and was sorely tested . He never forgot his love for the Union , nor his love for Texas ; but the fire - eaters were too ...
... returned to Texas and was chosen Governor by the people . He was thrown into the very vortex of the Rebellion , and was sorely tested . He never forgot his love for the Union , nor his love for Texas ; but the fire - eaters were too ...
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... returned to the government of the common- wealth through welcome hands . Borne one by one out of this capital , during more than four years of civil war , as the sym- bols of the nation and the commonwealth under which the battalions of ...
... returned to the government of the common- wealth through welcome hands . Borne one by one out of this capital , during more than four years of civil war , as the sym- bols of the nation and the commonwealth under which the battalions of ...
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