Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... tion out upon a cold and heartless world . It is needless to say that an instantaneous acquittal followed . After the adjournment of the court , the judge sent for the boy and found that he and his parents were very destitute , but that ...
... tion out upon a cold and heartless world . It is needless to say that an instantaneous acquittal followed . After the adjournment of the court , the judge sent for the boy and found that he and his parents were very destitute , but that ...
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... tion on " The Character of Washington , " for the benefit of the Mount Vernon fund , then admirably administered by the ladies of America , of whom Madam Berghmanns , the accomplished daughter of Mr. Macalester , now Mrs. Leighton , was ...
... tion on " The Character of Washington , " for the benefit of the Mount Vernon fund , then admirably administered by the ladies of America , of whom Madam Berghmanns , the accomplished daughter of Mr. Macalester , now Mrs. Leighton , was ...
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... tion of Jackson's character . Vice - President Dallas , Governor Francis R. Shunk , Rev. G. W. Bethune , Ellis Lewis , Hendrick B. Wright , Wilson McCandless , of Pennsylvania ; John Van Buren , of New York ; Andrew Stevenson , of ...
... tion of Jackson's character . Vice - President Dallas , Governor Francis R. Shunk , Rev. G. W. Bethune , Ellis Lewis , Hendrick B. Wright , Wilson McCandless , of Pennsylvania ; John Van Buren , of New York ; Andrew Stevenson , of ...
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... tion . In 1866 , after the overthrow of the Rebellion ( in a large degree owing to his superhuman genius ) , he visited Louisiana , on his Southern tour , as Lieutenant - general , and among other places the Military School at ...
... tion . In 1866 , after the overthrow of the Rebellion ( in a large degree owing to his superhuman genius ) , he visited Louisiana , on his Southern tour , as Lieutenant - general , and among other places the Military School at ...
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... tion will constitute a nucleus around which patriotic Americans of every creed and of every section will rally with enthusiasm . ” Curtin was inaugurated in January of 1861. Like every other Governor in the old free States , his ...
... tion will constitute a nucleus around which patriotic Americans of every creed and of every section will rally with enthusiasm . ” Curtin was inaugurated in January of 1861. Like every other Governor in the old free States , his ...
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