A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions, Volume 2Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1839 - Canada |
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... a day during the sitting of Congress . Out of these allowances many save money , and those who do not , are at all events enabled to bring their families up to Washington for a little amuse- ment . B 2 DIARY IN AMERICA . 3.
... a day during the sitting of Congress . Out of these allowances many save money , and those who do not , are at all events enabled to bring their families up to Washington for a little amuse- ment . B 2 DIARY IN AMERICA . 3.
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... ment . In the next place , they are so comfort- ably accommodated in the house , every man having his own well - stuffed arm - chair , and before him his desk , with his papers and notes ! Then they are supplied with everything , even ...
... ment . In the next place , they are so comfort- ably accommodated in the house , every man having his own well - stuffed arm - chair , and before him his desk , with his papers and notes ! Then they are supplied with everything , even ...
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... ment : but it was not so . The member who saves the public money always finds favour in the eyes of the people , and therefore every member tries to save as much as he can , except when he is himself a party concerned . there was as ...
... ment : but it was not so . The member who saves the public money always finds favour in the eyes of the people , and therefore every member tries to save as much as he can , except when he is himself a party concerned . there was as ...
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... ment , the river will be made navigable up to its meeting with the Wisconsin , which falls into the Mississippi . There is only a portage- of a mile and a half between the two , through which a canal will be cut , and then there will be ...
... ment , the river will be made navigable up to its meeting with the Wisconsin , which falls into the Mississippi . There is only a portage- of a mile and a half between the two , through which a canal will be cut , and then there will be ...
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... ment , the river will be made navigable up to its meeting with the Wisconsin , which falls into the Mississippi . There is only a portage of a mile and a half between the two , through which a canal will be cut , and then there will be ...
... ment , the river will be made navigable up to its meeting with the Wisconsin , which falls into the Mississippi . There is only a portage of a mile and a half between the two , through which a canal will be cut , and then there will be ...
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