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Page 31
... soon present a memoir of her gifted husband . Conrad was more fortunate . He printed much that he spoke and wrote . He was the editor of the Philadelphia North Amer- ican for a time , while I was editor of the Philadelphia Pennsyl ...
... soon present a memoir of her gifted husband . Conrad was more fortunate . He printed much that he spoke and wrote . He was the editor of the Philadelphia North Amer- ican for a time , while I was editor of the Philadelphia Pennsyl ...
Page 34
... soon . Nature had been prodigal of her gifts to Jackson . To a face of singular , almost feminine beauty , was added the graceful form of an athlete and the manners of a Chesterfield . He took the right side in a commu- nity tainted ...
... soon . Nature had been prodigal of her gifts to Jackson . To a face of singular , almost feminine beauty , was added the graceful form of an athlete and the manners of a Chesterfield . He took the right side in a commu- nity tainted ...
Page 39
... of every body however , except , perhaps , the Cabinet , Mr. Lincoln did not consume five minutes in repeating it . As soon as the people outside saw that he was done , loud cries were raised for Johnson , upon which we hastily retreated.
... of every body however , except , perhaps , the Cabinet , Mr. Lincoln did not consume five minutes in repeating it . As soon as the people outside saw that he was done , loud cries were raised for Johnson , upon which we hastily retreated.
Page 44
... soon , in addition to the moans of widows and orphans all over this land , you will hear the cry of distress from those who want food and the comforts of life . The people will be unable to pay the grinding taxes which a fanatical ...
... soon , in addition to the moans of widows and orphans all over this land , you will hear the cry of distress from those who want food and the comforts of life . The people will be unable to pay the grinding taxes which a fanatical ...
Page 67
... soon dispatched , when General Cameron , with his own peculiar manner , insisted on another , upon which Mr. Muhlenberg gayly remarked , " You shall have it , although it costs a great deal of money . " The contest between Muhlenberg ...
... soon dispatched , when General Cameron , with his own peculiar manner , insisted on another , upon which Mr. Muhlenberg gayly remarked , " You shall have it , although it costs a great deal of money . " The contest between Muhlenberg ...
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