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In his old age , when his fine estate , through the misfortunes of his sons , was
burdened with mortgages to the amount of thirty thousand dollars , and other
large debts weighed heavily upon his soul , and he feared to be compelled to sell
the ...
In his old age , when his fine estate , through the misfortunes of his sons , was
burdened with mortgages to the amount of thirty thousand dollars , and other
large debts weighed heavily upon his soul , and he feared to be compelled to sell
the ...
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... house or department , he finds a dozen lame soldiers competing for the place ;
one of whom gets it , — as he ought . What city has presented Mr . Stanton with a
house , or Mr . Welles with fifty thousand dollars ' worth of government bonds ?
... house or department , he finds a dozen lame soldiers competing for the place ;
one of whom gets it , — as he ought . What city has presented Mr . Stanton with a
house , or Mr . Welles with fifty thousand dollars ' worth of government bonds ?
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A country lawyer who gained a thousand dollars a year was among the most
successful , and the leader of the bar in New Hampshire could not earn two
thousand . The chief employment of Daniel Webster , during the first year or two
of his ...
A country lawyer who gained a thousand dollars a year was among the most
successful , and the leader of the bar in New Hampshire could not earn two
thousand . The chief employment of Daniel Webster , during the first year or two
of his ...
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Webster himself says that two thousand dollars a year was all that the best
practice in New Hampshir could be made to yield ; and that that was inadequate
to the sup port of his family of a wife and three little children . Two thousand
dollars in ...
Webster himself says that two thousand dollars a year was all that the best
practice in New Hampshir could be made to yield ; and that that was inadequate
to the sup port of his family of a wife and three little children . Two thousand
dollars in ...
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Those were not the times of five - thousand dollar fees . As late as 1819 , as we
see in Mr . Webster ' s books , he gave “ advice ” in important cases for twenty
dollars ; his regular retaining fee was fifty dollars ; his " annual retainer , ” one ...
Those were not the times of five - thousand dollar fees . As late as 1819 , as we
see in Mr . Webster ' s books , he gave “ advice ” in important cases for twenty
dollars ; his regular retaining fee was fifty dollars ; his " annual retainer , ” one ...
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| Назва | Famous Americans of Recent Times |
| Автор | James Parton |
| Опубліковано | 1893 |
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