New York Jany 3rd 1843
Commander Mackensie
Sir
Although a personal stranger to you, I cannot
restrain the expression of my feelings to you, in this moment of
universal excitement—I am a very old soldier of the Revolution,
and was present at Head...
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Atcheson, George, 1896-1947; Ba U, U, b. 1887; Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959; Gascoigne, Alvary Frederick, Sir, 1893-1970; MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Masaoka, Mike, 1915-; Menzies, Robert, 1894-1978; Mikasa no Miya Takahito, Prince, son of...