The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York: From the Ratification of the Federal Constitution to December, 1840 ...Phinney & Company, 1849 - New York (State) |
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... friends re- siding in various parts of the state , belonging to different par- ties , have urged me to continue my narrative of political parties , but I have uniformly replied , that the difficulty of describing with accuracy and truth ...
... friends re- siding in various parts of the state , belonging to different par- ties , have urged me to continue my narrative of political parties , but I have uniformly replied , that the difficulty of describing with accuracy and truth ...
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... friend of his father , Capt . Medad Moody , who several years before had removed from Wey- bridge in Vermont , to ... friends and neighbors of his father , whom he had known in the days of his childhood , —perhaps LIFE OF SILAS WRIGHT ...
... friend of his father , Capt . Medad Moody , who several years before had removed from Wey- bridge in Vermont , to ... friends and neighbors of his father , whom he had known in the days of his childhood , —perhaps LIFE OF SILAS WRIGHT ...
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... friends . ( See 1 Pol . Hist . 518. ) In 1821 , Feb. 28 , Mr. Wright was appointed a justice of the peace and ... friend and patron of Mr. LIFE 23 SILAS WRIG T.
... friends . ( See 1 Pol . Hist . 518. ) In 1821 , Feb. 28 , Mr. Wright was appointed a justice of the peace and ... friend and patron of Mr. LIFE 23 SILAS WRIG T.
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... friend or political opponent . He took an active and lively interest in all objects of public con- cern in the town . He was often District ... friends . He had not been in Canton more than a very few years , 32 LIFE OF SILAS WRIGHT .
... friend or political opponent . He took an active and lively interest in all objects of public con- cern in the town . He was often District ... friends . He had not been in Canton more than a very few years , 32 LIFE OF SILAS WRIGHT .
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... friend to make any suggestion as to what was the best mode of relief for them , he opened the stove door and reduced the ... friends , who were laboring with him and in the same cause . Mr. Wright's favorite amusements were hunting and ...
... friend to make any suggestion as to what was the best mode of relief for them , he opened the stove door and reduced the ... friends , who were laboring with him and in the same cause . Mr. Wright's favorite amusements were hunting and ...
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