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... friends in official positions , and the President could remove them . One of Sumner's close friends was John Lothrop Motley , the American Minister to England . The day after the San Domingo treaty was rejected by the Senate Grant ...
... friends in official positions , and the President could remove them . One of Sumner's close friends was John Lothrop Motley , the American Minister to England . The day after the San Domingo treaty was rejected by the Senate Grant ...
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... friends . If he were not elected President he would have to obtain employment in some capacity suitable to his talents . At one time he thought of promoting a company to dig a transoceanic canal across Nicaragua , and a little later he ...
... friends . If he were not elected President he would have to obtain employment in some capacity suitable to his talents . At one time he thought of promoting a company to dig a transoceanic canal across Nicaragua , and a little later he ...
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... friends , we will take the money and do our best . Of course , it's all uncertain ; you understand that ? The friend understood it . On his return from Europe six months later the General's friend appeared again at the offices of Grant ...
... friends , we will take the money and do our best . Of course , it's all uncertain ; you understand that ? The friend understood it . On his return from Europe six months later the General's friend appeared again at the offices of Grant ...
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MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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