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Showing posts with label John Bell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Bell. Show all posts
Monday, January 19, 2026

Diary of George Templeton Strong, May 11, 1860

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. . . Stopped at Law School on my way down, with Mr. Ruggles, and conferred a little with the graduating class. The young men have expressed...
Thursday, January 8, 2026

Diary of Orville Hickman Browning, Thursday, May 24, 1860

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St. Louis       Reached St Louis at 6 A. M. went to Planters House and had short interview with Gov Morgan of New York. Also met Judge Bates...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Diary of Major Joseph Stockton, April 24, 1863

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Detailed as provost guard at Richmond. This is one of the prettiest places I have yet seen. We are encamped on the property of a Mr. Anderso...
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Seward vs. Douglas.

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Editors Press and Tribune: The Nomination of Mr. Seward will necessitate the nomination of Mr. Douglas at Baltimore. If Mr. Seward is plac...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

John Tyler to Robert Tyler, July 22, 1860

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VILLA MARGARET, 1 July 22, 1860. MY DEAR ROBERT: . . . We begin to have more numerous calls by visitors to this region, and I become dail...

John Tyler to Robert Tyler, August 14, 1860

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VILLA MARGARET, August 14, 1860. DEAR ROBERT: The country is undoubtedly in an alarming condition. While I think you are too bitter on Dou...

John Tyler to Henry S. Foote, August 26, 1860

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SHERWOOD FOREST, August 26, 1860. MY DEAR SIR: Your letter of August 21st was forwarded to me from the summer residence of my family, near...

John Tyler to Robert Tyler, August 27, 1860

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SHERWOOD FOREST, August 27, 1860. DEAR ROBERT: I think it best to enclose you these letters. There are parts of mine you may not be able t...
Saturday, July 30, 2022

William T. Sherman to David F. Boyd, September 16, 1860

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LANCASTER, Ohio, Sept. 16, 1860. MY DEAR FRIEND: I came up from Cincinnati last evening, whither I had gone to prove the sheets of our reg...

David F. Boyd to William T. Sherman, September 27, 1860

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September 27, 1860. I am much obliged to you for the copy of your brother's speech. It is an able production and marks him, as he had ...

William T. Sherman to Ellen Ewing Sherman, November 10, 1860

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ALEXANDRIA, Nov. 10, 1860. . . . We have had a week of cold rains but it has cleared off, and to-day is bright and warm. I am going into t...
Monday, May 23, 2022

William T. Sherman to David F. Boyd, August 13, 1860

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LANCASTER, O. (Monday), Aug. 13, 1860. MY DEAR FRIEND: I arrived here yesterday morning, and found my family well. I left Miss Whittington i...
Sunday, May 22, 2022

William T. Sherman to David F. Boyd, August 19, 1860

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WASHINGTON, D.C., Sunday, Aug. 19, 1860. DEAR MR. BOYD: I wrote you from Lancaster. I left there last Wednesday reached here Thursday even...

David F. Boyd to William T. Sherman, August 30, 1860

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LOUISIANA STATE SEMINARY OF LEARNING AND MILITARY ACADEMY, Alexandria, Aug. 30, 1860. SIR: . . . Altho' nothing new has transpired here,...
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Speech of Senator John Bell of Tennessee, May 24 & 25, 1854

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Mr. President, I did not expect to provoke a personal assault on my course in relation to the measure before the Senate by anything which I ...