American History Told by Contemporaries ..., Volume 4Albert Bushnell Hart, John Gould Curtis Macmillan, 1901 |
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... received by the authorities of that city . But the Government of General Herrera was then tottering to its fall . The revo- lutionary party had seized upon the Texas question to effect or hasten its overthrow . Its determination to ...
... received by the authorities of that city . But the Government of General Herrera was then tottering to its fall . The revo- lutionary party had seized upon the Texas question to effect or hasten its overthrow . Its determination to ...
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... received by that Government in the diplomatic character to which he had been appointed . This minister in his reply , under date of the 12th of March , reiterated the arguments of his predecessor , and in terms that may be considered as ...
... received by that Government in the diplomatic character to which he had been appointed . This minister in his reply , under date of the 12th of March , reiterated the arguments of his predecessor , and in terms that may be considered as ...
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... received the swords from the com- missioned officers , and proceeded , with the assistance of the soldiers now with me , to disable the muskets by striking them against the edge of the wall , and throw them to the ground below ...
... received the swords from the com- missioned officers , and proceeded , with the assistance of the soldiers now with me , to disable the muskets by striking them against the edge of the wall , and throw them to the ground below ...
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... received he would do so . I remarked that I thought our policy had been settled upon sometime since , but as the subject was now brought up as one that was still open , I would read what I had written on the subject , and I did so . My ...
... received he would do so . I remarked that I thought our policy had been settled upon sometime since , but as the subject was now brought up as one that was still open , I would read what I had written on the subject , and I did so . My ...
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... received among the anti- slavery radicals , who had previously considered Webster a stanch advocate and defender of all constitutional measures against slavery . For Whittier , see W. S. Kennedy , John G. Whittier , the Poet of Freedom ...
... received among the anti- slavery radicals , who had previously considered Webster a stanch advocate and defender of all constitutional measures against slavery . For Whittier , see W. S. Kennedy , John G. Whittier , the Poet of Freedom ...
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