The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Volumen14Historical Society of Pennsylvania., 1890 |
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... Lewis , John Jordan , Jr. ( Secretary ) , James M. Dickson , and our esteemed fellow - citizen and fellow - mem- ber , Benjamin B. Comegys , who is now the only survivor of the five . How large are the interests involved in the ...
... Lewis , John Jordan , Jr. ( Secretary ) , James M. Dickson , and our esteemed fellow - citizen and fellow - mem- ber , Benjamin B. Comegys , who is now the only survivor of the five . How large are the interests involved in the ...
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... unbound numbers , in good condition , on the receipt of 75 cents per volume and the postage . Address F. D. STONE , 1300 Locust St. PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY . WILLIAM LEWIS . Died 1819 . From a contemporaneous drawing CONTENTS .
... unbound numbers , in good condition , on the receipt of 75 cents per volume and the postage . Address F. D. STONE , 1300 Locust St. PRINTED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY . WILLIAM LEWIS . Died 1819 . From a contemporaneous drawing CONTENTS .
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WILLIAM LEWIS . Died 1819 . From a contemporaneous drawing by Robert Smith THE PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY . VOL .
WILLIAM LEWIS . Died 1819 . From a contemporaneous drawing by Robert Smith THE PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY . VOL .
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... LEWIS . It may be thought that I select a very narrow and local theme , when I attempt to sketch some of the personal and professional characteristics of a lawyer of the Philadelphia Bar , who was little more than a lawyer , though he ...
... LEWIS . It may be thought that I select a very narrow and local theme , when I attempt to sketch some of the personal and professional characteristics of a lawyer of the Philadelphia Bar , who was little more than a lawyer , though he ...
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... Lewis lived , or rather in which he came to adult age and charac- ter in his profession , there was no crowd of cities in our country to prevent a marked local reputation at the Bar of a particular city , from passing freely through the ...
... Lewis lived , or rather in which he came to adult age and charac- ter in his profession , there was no crowd of cities in our country to prevent a marked local reputation at the Bar of a particular city , from passing freely through the ...
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