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... secretary to the Commission of the District of Columbia , and an old resident and enthusiastic student of Washington lore , for his courtesy in reading and revising many of the street sections , as well as the historical and other ...
... secretary to the Commission of the District of Columbia , and an old resident and enthusiastic student of Washington lore , for his courtesy in reading and revising many of the street sections , as well as the historical and other ...
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... railroad Ref'd . Reformed regt . - regiment res . - residence res't . - restaurant S. - south sculp . - sculptor sec . secretary soc . - society sq . - square st . street U. S. - United States univ . - university W. - west.
... railroad Ref'd . Reformed regt . - regiment res . - residence res't . - restaurant S. - south sculp . - sculptor sec . secretary soc . - society sq . - square st . street U. S. - United States univ . - university W. - west.
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... Secretary of the Treasury , involving the assumption by the Government of the debts contracted by the several states while prosecuting the War of Indepen- dence . The southern states , fearing an increase of central power , opposed this ...
... Secretary of the Treasury , involving the assumption by the Government of the debts contracted by the several states while prosecuting the War of Indepen- dence . The southern states , fearing an increase of central power , opposed this ...
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... Secretary of War , whose whole management of the subsequent crisis revealed a monumental incapacity , which justified his later peremptory dismissal by Madison . " The British , " Armstrong insisted , " would never be so mad as to make ...
... Secretary of War , whose whole management of the subsequent crisis revealed a monumental incapacity , which justified his later peremptory dismissal by Madison . " The British , " Armstrong insisted , " would never be so mad as to make ...
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... Secretary of War , boasted that before May 1st the Confederate flag would float over the Capitol . The answer of the indignant North was to transform Washington into a great military post . The plains around it were shortly crowded with ...
... Secretary of War , boasted that before May 1st the Confederate flag would float over the Capitol . The answer of the indignant North was to transform Washington into a great military post . The plains around it were shortly crowded with ...
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Page 383 - We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven ; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Page 357 - IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER In the side halls, on N.
Page 381 - Can any mortal mixture of earth's mould Breathe such divine enchanting ravishment ? Sure something holy lodges in that breast, And with these raptures moves the vocal air To testify his hidden residence.
Page 257 - I mean stock to remain in this country, to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.
Page 247 - It is too probable that no plan we propose will be adopted. Perhaps another dreadful conflict is to be sustained. If, to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterwards defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair: the event is in the hands of God.
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