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Page 36
... present . One gentleman was especially cordial , Lord Frederick Cavendish , second son of the Duke of Devonshire . I found him an advanced Liberal , and very pleasant and intelligent . As we sat smoking together on the sofa , he turned ...
... present . One gentleman was especially cordial , Lord Frederick Cavendish , second son of the Duke of Devonshire . I found him an advanced Liberal , and very pleasant and intelligent . As we sat smoking together on the sofa , he turned ...
Page 39
... present as Clerk of the House . At the inauguration of March 4 , 1865 , I was present as Secretary of the Senate . James Buchanan , as ex - President , heard the re- markable first message of the man who succeeded him , just as Andrew ...
... present as Clerk of the House . At the inauguration of March 4 , 1865 , I was present as Secretary of the Senate . James Buchanan , as ex - President , heard the re- markable first message of the man who succeeded him , just as Andrew ...
Page 55
... present feelings , will deny that if he had followed this record he would have been among the dictators of the Republican party . As I study men like Mr. Reed , and notice that Hon . Isaac E. Hiester , the Whig son of a Federal father ...
... present feelings , will deny that if he had followed this record he would have been among the dictators of the Republican party . As I study men like Mr. Reed , and notice that Hon . Isaac E. Hiester , the Whig son of a Federal father ...
Page 64
... Buchanan called upon Old Hickory with a fair English lady , whom he desired to present to the head of the American nation . Leaving her in the ANDREW JACKSON . 65 reception - room down stairs , 64 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... Buchanan called upon Old Hickory with a fair English lady , whom he desired to present to the head of the American nation . Leaving her in the ANDREW JACKSON . 65 reception - room down stairs , 64 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
Page 66
... accompanied his father as Secretary of Legation , and was present on the occasion of our visit . General Cameron was an ardent partisan of Mr. Muh- HENRY E. MUHLENBERG . 67 lenberg , who was then 66 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... accompanied his father as Secretary of Legation , and was present on the occasion of our visit . General Cameron was an ardent partisan of Mr. Muh- HENRY E. MUHLENBERG . 67 lenberg , who was then 66 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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