Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 34
... 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 , John Y. Mason , of Virginia . All ...
... 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 , John Y. Mason , of Virginia . All ...
Page 68
... Robert Morris , born in Lancashire , England ; or Alexander James Dallas , born on the island of Jamaica ; or Albert Gallatin , born in Geneva , Switzerland ; and their mili- tary associates and successors , the Frenchman Lafayette ...
... Robert Morris , born in Lancashire , England ; or Alexander James Dallas , born on the island of Jamaica ; or Albert Gallatin , born in Geneva , Switzerland ; and their mili- tary associates and successors , the Frenchman Lafayette ...
Page 79
... Robert J. Walker , of Mississippi , who sat near taking notes for that reply which carried the two - third rule and crushed Martin Van Buren . In 1839 , when he was forty - four , a partial friend drew his character as follows : " His ...
... Robert J. Walker , of Mississippi , who sat near taking notes for that reply which carried the two - third rule and crushed Martin Van Buren . In 1839 , when he was forty - four , a partial friend drew his character as follows : " His ...
Page 97
... as to my pecuniary circumstances ; that your friend ( but not mine ) , Robert C. Wet- more , was one of the chief dispensers of your II . - 5 REVEALING PRIVATE LETTERS . 97 speak as he feels; when his better nature is ...
... as to my pecuniary circumstances ; that your friend ( but not mine ) , Robert C. Wet- more , was one of the chief dispensers of your II . - 5 REVEALING PRIVATE LETTERS . 97 speak as he feels; when his better nature is ...
Page 104
... Robert E. Lee's defection , and he clung to the regulars as the strong right arm of the Government . As I sat at his side , and received a glass of champagne from his own . hands , I silently read the story of his wonderful military ...
... Robert E. Lee's defection , and he clung to the regulars as the strong right arm of the Government . As I sat at his side , and received a glass of champagne from his own . hands , I silently read the story of his wonderful military ...
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