Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... wrote a letter relating the story as I have tried to tell it , and asking him to secure for the lad the appointment of cadet at the Military Academy . In answer , Governor Marcy said that he regretted his inability to comply with this ...
... wrote a letter relating the story as I have tried to tell it , and asking him to secure for the lad the appointment of cadet at the Military Academy . In answer , Governor Marcy said that he regretted his inability to comply with this ...
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... wrote to Everett : " We now and then see stretching across the heavens a clear , blue , cerulean sky , with- out cloud or mist or haze . And such appears to me our ac- quaintance , from the time when I heard you for a week recite your ...
... wrote to Everett : " We now and then see stretching across the heavens a clear , blue , cerulean sky , with- out cloud or mist or haze . And such appears to me our ac- quaintance , from the time when I heard you for a week recite your ...
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... wrote that " the sermon was truly splendid , and was heard with a breathless silence . The audience was very large , and being in that magnificent apartment of the House of Rep- resentatives , it had vast effect . I saw Mr. King , of ...
... wrote that " the sermon was truly splendid , and was heard with a breathless silence . The audience was very large , and being in that magnificent apartment of the House of Rep- resentatives , it had vast effect . I saw Mr. King , of ...
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... wrote in the Journal des Debats in October , 1853 : " It is curious to follow the public life of such a man , and that is easy to do in the two volumes before us . Here , as in all of his literary works and political harangues , as well ...
... wrote in the Journal des Debats in October , 1853 : " It is curious to follow the public life of such a man , and that is easy to do in the two volumes before us . Here , as in all of his literary works and political harangues , as well ...
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... wrote much , and was a pleasant talker . He fairly rounded the circle of politics , and filled many positions . He was ap- pointed Attorney - general of Pennsylvania in January , 1811 , and State Treasurer in November of the same year ...
... wrote much , and was a pleasant talker . He fairly rounded the circle of politics , and filled many positions . He was ap- pointed Attorney - general of Pennsylvania in January , 1811 , and State Treasurer in November of the same year ...
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