Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 1Harper, 1873 - Statesmen |
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... young Englishmen who had been the pronounced friends of our Union during the war . Mr. Benjamin Moran , the accomplished Secre- tary of the American Legation , kindly accompanied me , and introduced me to most of those present . One ...
... young Englishmen who had been the pronounced friends of our Union during the war . Mr. Benjamin Moran , the accomplished Secre- tary of the American Legation , kindly accompanied me , and introduced me to most of those present . One ...
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... were then in the prime of a vigorous manhood . Young as I was , I was ed- itor enough to know the leaders , either personally or by name . STATESMEN OF FORTY - SIX . 49 There were Hannibal 48 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... were then in the prime of a vigorous manhood . Young as I was , I was ed- itor enough to know the leaders , either personally or by name . STATESMEN OF FORTY - SIX . 49 There were Hannibal 48 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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... young Delano and Schenck , of Ohio , who were in the same House , one of them now General Grant's Secretary of the Interior , and the other his Minister to England . In this same Congress , a Representative from Illinois , was E. D. ...
... young Delano and Schenck , of Ohio , who were in the same House , one of them now General Grant's Secretary of the Interior , and the other his Minister to England . In this same Congress , a Representative from Illinois , was E. D. ...
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... by the treaty of Guadaloupe - Hidalgo in 1848 , was a measure of consummate foresight . I shall never forget how eagerly John Quincy Adams listened ADAMS AND DOUGLAS . 51 to the young member from 50 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... by the treaty of Guadaloupe - Hidalgo in 1848 , was a measure of consummate foresight . I shall never forget how eagerly John Quincy Adams listened ADAMS AND DOUGLAS . 51 to the young member from 50 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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... young Illinois orator proceeded in his well - considered speech . It will be recollected that the great point in issue in 1846 , so far as Texas was concerned , was the boundary between Texas and Mexico . Mr. Delano , with masterly ...
... young Illinois orator proceeded in his well - considered speech . It will be recollected that the great point in issue in 1846 , so far as Texas was concerned , was the boundary between Texas and Mexico . Mr. Delano , with masterly ...
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