Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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Page 40
... took in favor of law induced Washing- ton to give him the preference over the older lawyers of the dis- trict , history is silent . At length , having made a fortune , he re- tired to a farm ten miles from Nashville , abandoned the law ...
... took in favor of law induced Washing- ton to give him the preference over the older lawyers of the dis- trict , history is silent . At length , having made a fortune , he re- tired to a farm ten miles from Nashville , abandoned the law ...
Page 48
... took possession of the post , while the other Governor , Harris , was flying as a fugitive or following the Confederate army . So Tennessee had two War Governors almost at the same time . And an excellent one Andrew Johnson made for our ...
... took possession of the post , while the other Governor , Harris , was flying as a fugitive or following the Confederate army . So Tennessee had two War Governors almost at the same time . And an excellent one Andrew Johnson made for our ...
Page 53
... took his own leisure- ly way . The Governor assured him that if he reported him to headquarters he would be struck by lightning ; but the officer smiled and refused to change his habits . The intrepid Gov- ernor sent a despatch to the ...
... took his own leisure- ly way . The Governor assured him that if he reported him to headquarters he would be struck by lightning ; but the officer smiled and refused to change his habits . The intrepid Gov- ernor sent a despatch to the ...
Page 79
... took part in the succeeding controversies in the Dem- ocratic party which culminated in the final defeat of his favor- ite , the statesman of Kinderhook . He had literally grown up under the influence of Old Hickory and the Albany ...
... took part in the succeeding controversies in the Dem- ocratic party which culminated in the final defeat of his favor- ite , the statesman of Kinderhook . He had literally grown up under the influence of Old Hickory and the Albany ...
Page 92
... took the great city by storm . She repeated it eighty nights in London , and many times in England , Ireland , and Scotland . Her varied accomplishments gave her the entrée to the best society in all the British capitals . She was ...
... took the great city by storm . She repeated it eighty nights in London , and many times in England , Ireland , and Scotland . Her varied accomplishments gave her the entrée to the best society in all the British capitals . She was ...
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