Something of Men I Have Known: With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective |
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... courts at Bloomington . At that early day , the term of court in few of the counties continued longer than a week , so that much of the time of the judge and the lawyers who travelled the circuit with him was spent upon horseback . When ...
... courts at Bloomington . At that early day , the term of court in few of the counties continued longer than a week , so that much of the time of the judge and the lawyers who travelled the circuit with him was spent upon horseback . When ...
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... court . To insinuate unprofessional conduct was to impute infamy . " I distinctly recall the first time I saw Mr. Lincoln . In September , 1852 , two lawyers from Springfield , somewhat travel - stained with their sixty miles ' journey ...
... court . To insinuate unprofessional conduct was to impute infamy . " I distinctly recall the first time I saw Mr. Lincoln . In September , 1852 , two lawyers from Springfield , somewhat travel - stained with their sixty miles ' journey ...
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... Court , and , from this and the House immediately succeeding , three Vice- Presidents and two Presidents of the United States . The proceedings of this Congress marked an important epoch in our history . During its first session ...
... Court , and , from this and the House immediately succeeding , three Vice- Presidents and two Presidents of the United States . The proceedings of this Congress marked an important epoch in our history . During its first session ...
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... court of impeachment during the closing weeks of the session , and resulted in his acquittal , less than two - thirds of the Senators voting for conviction . General Belknap was represented by an able array of counsel , chief of whom ...
... court of impeachment during the closing weeks of the session , and resulted in his acquittal , less than two - thirds of the Senators voting for conviction . General Belknap was represented by an able array of counsel , chief of whom ...
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... Court . Its decisions were adverse to Mr. Tilden from the beginning , and resulted in the finding that all the disputed votes should be counted for his opponent . This , it will be remembered , gave Hayes a majority of one on the final ...
... Court . Its decisions were adverse to Mr. Tilden from the beginning , and resulted in the finding that all the disputed votes should be counted for his opponent . This , it will be remembered , gave Hayes a majority of one on the final ...
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