Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... . Buchanan's house and an acquaintance of the Captain , I was invited . It was a superb affair . The com- pany consisted of James Buchanan , of Pennsylvania ; William L. ness . Marcy , of New York ; John R. 32 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... . Buchanan's house and an acquaintance of the Captain , I was invited . It was a superb affair . The com- pany consisted of James Buchanan , of Pennsylvania ; William L. ness . Marcy , of New York ; John R. 32 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 34
... Pennsylvania , Secretary of State ; Robert J. Walker , of Missis- sippi , Secretary of the Treasury ; George Bancroft , of Massa- chusetts , Secretary of the Navy ; Postmaster - general , Cave Johnson , of Tennessee ; Attorney - general ...
... Pennsylvania , Secretary of State ; Robert J. Walker , of Missis- sippi , Secretary of the Treasury ; George Bancroft , of Massa- chusetts , Secretary of the Navy ; Postmaster - general , Cave Johnson , of Tennessee ; Attorney - general ...
Page 39
... Pennsylvania ; John Van Buren , of New York ; Andrew Stevenson , of Virginia ; General B. C. Howard , of Maryland ; Dr. Samuel A. Cartwright , of Mis- sissippi , and a host of others , swelled the universal tribute . I specially ...
... Pennsylvania ; John Van Buren , of New York ; Andrew Stevenson , of Virginia ; General B. C. Howard , of Maryland ; Dr. Samuel A. Cartwright , of Mis- sissippi , and a host of others , swelled the universal tribute . I specially ...
Page 59
... Pennsylvania - had never been in Congress , although Morton , Morgan , and Sprague were subsequently chosen United States Senators , mainly be- cause of their splendid services in that historic interval . Andrew Gregg Curtin was ...
... Pennsylvania - had never been in Congress , although Morton , Morgan , and Sprague were subsequently chosen United States Senators , mainly be- cause of their splendid services in that historic interval . Andrew Gregg Curtin was ...
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... Pennsylvania , September 27 , 1870 , aged sixty - three . Andrew G. Curtin's name was first mentioned as a candidate for Governor in 1854 , but he did not enter the field till 1860 . He was a popular candidate , not because he had been ...
... Pennsylvania , September 27 , 1870 , aged sixty - three . Andrew G. Curtin's name was first mentioned as a candidate for Governor in 1854 , but he did not enter the field till 1860 . He was a popular candidate , not because he had been ...
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