Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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Page 24
... known editor of the Albany Argus , who is still living in New York , greatly esteemed for his amiability and learning , visited my office in his company ; but when I met him a sec- ond time in Philadelphia , after his triumph and that ...
... known editor of the Albany Argus , who is still living in New York , greatly esteemed for his amiability and learning , visited my office in his company ; but when I met him a sec- ond time in Philadelphia , after his triumph and that ...
Page 29
... known far beyond their vicinity ; but as they did not seek for notoriety , they are not as well remembered as if they had been aspirants for Congressional honors . I refer to Robert T. Conrad , of Philadelphia , and George Washington ...
... known far beyond their vicinity ; but as they did not seek for notoriety , they are not as well remembered as if they had been aspirants for Congressional honors . I refer to Robert T. Conrad , of Philadelphia , and George Washington ...
Page 37
... known for his uncertain course on all questions , and who often confessed that he never fully in- vestigated a mooted point without finding himself a neutral , asked for leave of absence . " Mr. Speaker , " said Stevens , “ I do not ...
... known for his uncertain course on all questions , and who often confessed that he never fully in- vestigated a mooted point without finding himself a neutral , asked for leave of absence . " Mr. Speaker , " said Stevens , “ I do not ...
Page 64
... known and beloved alike at the nation's capital and in Phila- delphia . He was a Democrat of the old school - a Jackson Democrat ; was a Government director in the Bank of the United States with Peter Wager and Henry D. Gilpin ; and yet ...
... known and beloved alike at the nation's capital and in Phila- delphia . He was a Democrat of the old school - a Jackson Democrat ; was a Government director in the Bank of the United States with Peter Wager and Henry D. Gilpin ; and yet ...
Page 68
... known host of the Astor House , New York , Charles Stetson . I saw him a few weeks since , and found him as genial and as full of incident as he was when I first met , under his storied roof , the leading characters of the DINNER ...
... known host of the Astor House , New York , Charles Stetson . I saw him a few weeks since , and found him as genial and as full of incident as he was when I first met , under his storied roof , the leading characters of the DINNER ...
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