Annual Obituary Notices of Eminent Persons who Have Died in the United States. For 1857[-1858]Phillips, Sampson, 1858 |
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... political history of Tenn . , attesting the confidence his fellow- citizens had in his capacity , integrity , and personal honor , and leaving a monument to his memory , of which his friends may well be proud . Tenn . Paper . MRS ...
... political history of Tenn . , attesting the confidence his fellow- citizens had in his capacity , integrity , and personal honor , and leaving a monument to his memory , of which his friends may well be proud . Tenn . Paper . MRS ...
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... politics , in which he was frequently and unavoidably en- gaged , even his political opponents ever spoke well of his candor and sincerity , and held him in the highest personal esteem . As an editor and a journalist , he had few , if ...
... politics , in which he was frequently and unavoidably en- gaged , even his political opponents ever spoke well of his candor and sincerity , and held him in the highest personal esteem . As an editor and a journalist , he had few , if ...
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... political and diplomatic world . The deceased was a son of the late Com . Barney , of that city , a gentleman whose bravery and skill as a seaman has be- come a part of the history of the coun- try . In all the positions which he ...
... political and diplomatic world . The deceased was a son of the late Com . Barney , of that city , a gentleman whose bravery and skill as a seaman has be- come a part of the history of the coun- try . In all the positions which he ...
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... politics , and by his prompt business habits and qualifications soon laid the foundation to amass a large for- tune , of which he availed himself , and was the richest man in Marion Co. A year or two after he went to St. Louis he ...
... politics , and by his prompt business habits and qualifications soon laid the foundation to amass a large for- tune , of which he availed himself , and was the richest man in Marion Co. A year or two after he went to St. Louis he ...
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... politics as an active democratic republican . The well - known Jabez Hammond was his law partner , the author of the Life of Silas Wright . In 1825 , he was elected member of the State Assembly , and in that year , for the first time ...
... politics as an active democratic republican . The well - known Jabez Hammond was his law partner , the author of the Life of Silas Wright . In 1825 , he was elected member of the State Assembly , and in that year , for the first time ...
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Page 64 - CLAY, be communicated to the family of the deceased by the Clerk. Resolved, That as a further mark of respect for the memory of the deceased, this House do now adjourn.
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