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Page 1885
... secretary of the lighthouse board . He had charge of the Potomac Flats improvement at Washington , and of many other harbor and river improvements and fortifications . He was a member of the board of engineers , a member of the board of ...
... secretary of the lighthouse board . He had charge of the Potomac Flats improvement at Washington , and of many other harbor and river improvements and fortifications . He was a member of the board of engineers , a member of the board of ...
Page 1889
... secretary to hospitale the Italian church reformation commission , 1869 ; secretary of the Russo - Greek committee , 1871 ; clerk of the com- mission of the house of bishops on correspondence with the hierarchs of the Eastern churches ...
... secretary to hospitale the Italian church reformation commission , 1869 ; secretary of the Russo - Greek committee , 1871 ; clerk of the com- mission of the house of bishops on correspondence with the hierarchs of the Eastern churches ...
Page 1891
... secretary to his father in his rail- road work . In 1842 he was licensed to preach by the Boston association of Unita- rian Congregational Edward & Hale ministers and had no permanent charge till 1846 , when he was settled over the ...
... secretary to his father in his rail- road work . In 1842 he was licensed to preach by the Boston association of Unita- rian Congregational Edward & Hale ministers and had no permanent charge till 1846 , when he was settled over the ...
Page 1899
... secretary of legation , resulting from the abuse of official privileges , into which Hale had been led by the craft of a designing commission merchant through the intrigue of Perry ( as charged by Mr. Hale ) , led to his recall , April ...
... secretary of legation , resulting from the abuse of official privileges , into which Hale had been led by the craft of a designing commission merchant through the intrigue of Perry ( as charged by Mr. Hale ) , led to his recall , April ...
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... Secretary Stanton and the appointment of Gen. Lorenzo Thomas as secretary of war . He was employed by the U.S. treasury department in the claims for abandoned and captured cotton before the U.S. court of claims , 1868-70 ; and was Repub ...
... Secretary Stanton and the appointment of Gen. Lorenzo Thomas as secretary of war . He was employed by the U.S. treasury department in the claims for abandoned and captured cotton before the U.S. court of claims , 1868-70 ; and was Repub ...
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