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... Congress from the Pike County District . He was an ardent " Douglas Democrat " and was nominated by a convention that met in Mexico , Audrain County . On the day he was nominated , another convention of delegates representing the Bell ...
... Congress from the Pike County District . He was an ardent " Douglas Democrat " and was nominated by a convention that met in Mexico , Audrain County . On the day he was nominated , another convention of delegates representing the Bell ...
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... Congress by the Honorable George W. Anderson of Pike . The opportunities offered in the neighborhood for an education were very limited . About one mile south of my home was a school - house built of logs . It was about twenty feet ...
... Congress by the Honorable George W. Anderson of Pike . The opportunities offered in the neighborhood for an education were very limited . About one mile south of my home was a school - house built of logs . It was about twenty feet ...
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... Congress in 1865 upon the life and character of Abraham Lincoln , he said , among other things , " In supporting incipient measures for emancipation , Jefferson encountered difficulties greater than he could overcome and , after vain ...
... Congress in 1865 upon the life and character of Abraham Lincoln , he said , among other things , " In supporting incipient measures for emancipation , Jefferson encountered difficulties greater than he could overcome and , after vain ...
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... Congress . His grandson , Francis Wilson , was recently the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri . John Wilson's colleague was a man by the name of Wolff . The only failing that Wolff had was in drinking too much ...
... Congress . His grandson , Francis Wilson , was recently the United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri . John Wilson's colleague was a man by the name of Wolff . The only failing that Wolff had was in drinking too much ...
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... Congress . I knew him well . He was not only a good lawyer and a good judge , but absolutely clean and upright as a citizen . The day after Judge Fagg was appointed to the Supreme Court , I received a letter from Judge Por- ter ( I was ...
... Congress . I knew him well . He was not only a good lawyer and a good judge , but absolutely clean and upright as a citizen . The day after Judge Fagg was appointed to the Supreme Court , I received a letter from Judge Por- ter ( I was ...
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