Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... Secretary of State of the United States , under James Madison , in 1816 ; Minister to Eng- land from 1817 to 1825 , under both Monroe and John Quincy Adams ; Secretary of the Treasury from 1825 to 1829 , under the latter ; and candidate ...
... Secretary of State of the United States , under James Madison , in 1816 ; Minister to Eng- land from 1817 to 1825 , under both Monroe and John Quincy Adams ; Secretary of the Treasury from 1825 to 1829 , under the latter ; and candidate ...
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... secretary , Colonel Lear ; also Colonel Lear's account of Washington's conduct when he heard of the treason of Major André , and of his great excitement over St. Clair's de- feat by the Indians in 1791 ; also , the opening of Congress ...
... secretary , Colonel Lear ; also Colonel Lear's account of Washington's conduct when he heard of the treason of Major André , and of his great excitement over St. Clair's de- feat by the Indians in 1791 ; also , the opening of Congress ...
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... Secretary of State ; Thomas Gilmer , Secretary of the Navy ; William Wil- kins , Secretary of War ; Hon . Thomas H. Benton ; Virgil Max- cy ; Captain Kennon ; Mr.Gardner ; Mr. Phelps ; Mr. Tyson , Sec- ond Assistant Postmaster - general ...
... Secretary of State ; Thomas Gilmer , Secretary of the Navy ; William Wil- kins , Secretary of War ; Hon . Thomas H. Benton ; Virgil Max- cy ; Captain Kennon ; Mr.Gardner ; Mr. Phelps ; Mr. Tyson , Sec- ond Assistant Postmaster - general ...
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... Secretary of War , he felt he was too near for safety . The next moment the terrible machine ex- ploded . The massive breech split into two parts , one of which killed Mr. Upshur , Mr. Gilmer , Mr. Maxcy , Captain Kennon , and Mr ...
... Secretary of War , he felt he was too near for safety . The next moment the terrible machine ex- ploded . The massive breech split into two parts , one of which killed Mr. Upshur , Mr. Gilmer , Mr. Maxcy , Captain Kennon , and Mr ...
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... Secretary of War in place of William L. Marcy . When I congratulated Mr. Buchanan on his ap- pointment as Secretary of State , the day afterwards , he quietly remarked that he had known that he was to be called into that position ...
... Secretary of War in place of William L. Marcy . When I congratulated Mr. Buchanan on his ap- pointment as Secretary of State , the day afterwards , he quietly remarked that he had known that he was to be called into that position ...
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