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Page 101
... known wherever a railroad is operated . It was these qual- ities that induced the Administration to call him into the gov- ernment service as Assistant Secretary of War after the out- break of the rebellion ; and those of us who studied ...
... known wherever a railroad is operated . It was these qual- ities that induced the Administration to call him into the gov- ernment service as Assistant Secretary of War after the out- break of the rebellion ; and those of us who studied ...
Page 114
... known as " Fanny Wright , " a Scotchwoman , who visited this country in 1818 , 1820 , and 1825 , and died in Cincinnati on the 13th of January , 1853 , aged fifty - seven . She excited much comment by her leveling doctrines and her ...
... known as " Fanny Wright , " a Scotchwoman , who visited this country in 1818 , 1820 , and 1825 , and died in Cincinnati on the 13th of January , 1853 , aged fifty - seven . She excited much comment by her leveling doctrines and her ...
Page 141
... known before , on the face of God's earth , to show any interest in religion , to take any part with Christ or his kingdom , who were the devil's own , belonging to the devil's church , are all of a sudden very deeply interested for the ...
... known before , on the face of God's earth , to show any interest in religion , to take any part with Christ or his kingdom , who were the devil's own , belonging to the devil's church , are all of a sudden very deeply interested for the ...
Page 163
... , and care for more human beings in one day than the men of the past did in six months . One of these men was John Guy , who may be called the hero of three cities - known alike in Philadelphia OLD-FASHIONED TRAVEL. ...
... , and care for more human beings in one day than the men of the past did in six months . One of these men was John Guy , who may be called the hero of three cities - known alike in Philadelphia OLD-FASHIONED TRAVEL. ...
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John Wien Forney. the hero of three cities - known alike in Philadelphia , Balti- more , and Washington , though better appreciated in Baltimore . Born in Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , I believe , he was the founder of a family of ...
John Wien Forney. the hero of three cities - known alike in Philadelphia , Balti- more , and Washington , though better appreciated in Baltimore . Born in Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , I believe , he was the founder of a family of ...
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