Book/Printed Material The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as told by the letters of a newspaper correspondent,
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Image 1 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... THE OLIVIA LETTERS- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 2 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 3 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 4 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... Emily Edson Briggs “Olivia.”- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 5 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... THE OLIVIA LETTERS Being Some History of Washington City for Forty Years as Told by the Letters of a Newspaper Correspondent By EMILY EDSON BRIGGS LC New York and Washington THE NEALE...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 6 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... F198 B85 LIBRARY of CONGRESS Two Copies Received JUN 11 1906 Copyright Entry Jun 11, 1906 CLASS a XXc. No. 147965 COPY B. Copyright, 1906, by EMILY EDSON BRIGGS LC- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 7 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 5 CONTENTS. A TRIBUTE TO ARCHITECTURE, 7 A SOLDIER'S BURIAL, 10 LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY, 14 ADVICE POLITICAL, 18 A PLEA FOR THE NEGRO, 22 AT DRY TORTUGAS, 26 STATE ASSOCIATIONS, 30 BINGHAM AND...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 8 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... vi THE ROBESON TEA PARTY, 214 DELEGATES FROM THE SOUTHLAND, 218 THE TREASURY TRIO, 223 VICTORIA C. WOODHULL, 229 SPREADING THE LIGHT, 236 AN OPPOSING PETITION, 242 UPHOLDING THE BANNER, 247 CHAMPIONS...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 9 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 7 A TRIBUTE TO ARCHITECTURE. Honor Paid to the Builders of the Dome of the National Capitol. Washington, January, 1866. The time has come when our wealthy citizens need not to go...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 10 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 8 stone, and wood, sheathed in copper. Its height was 145 feet from the ground. This was torn away to give place to the present structure, which is composed entirely of iron...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 11 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 9 in building the dome, including those who were working on the castings in the foundry. The largest pieces of iron weighed two tons each. The chief engineers employed were Gen. M....- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 12 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 10 A SOLDIER'S BURIAL. Last Scene of all Pathetically Depicted. Washington, January 31, 1866. A close observer in Washington is greatly surprised at the easy transition from a state of war to...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 13 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 11 as the Government hearse was passing, said he, “I hope you don't mind that; you see that is only a part of the play. It don't make much difference how you...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 14 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 12 but they are a plucky set of men, mostly with thin lips, which they are in the habit of bringing tight together, reminding one of a certain little instrument made for...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 15 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 13 Showy carriage, driver and footman in gloves, an elegant carriage costume, an occasional flash of early autumnal beauty, oftener positively commonplace. And now comes Jehu, who has left his “stand” before...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 16 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 14 LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY. Memorial Address of Honorable George Bancroft. Washington, February 19, 1866. The 12th day of February has passed into history, wisely chronicled by one of the first historians of the...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 17 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 15 truths? Did they suppose the great historian would dwell on the life and virtues of Abraham Lincoln and leave out the history of this mighty republic? The Marquis De Montholon, the...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 18 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 16 instances of Chief Justice Chase and Honorable James Watson Webb, both of them on the threshold of the winter of life, yet never before so perfect in manly beauty. The two...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 19 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 17 of pins which in some unaccountable way had been put in the cushions of their chairs, points upward. A celebrated New York politician treated himself to a newspaper; tobacco-boxes circulated freely...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 20 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 18 ADVICE POLITICAL. President Johnson Gives Evidence of His Occupancy of the Chair of the Executive. Washington, March 1, 1866. It is so well known that it is almost needless for me...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 21 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 19 sagacity to see in what direction power lay. Wasn't he a “Dimmicrat” then? And isn't he a Democrat to-day? Having no further use for the cloak called Unionism, he throws it...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 22 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 20 the land, is owing to the want of the softening and refining influence of woman. The President didn't mention this fact from the balcony of the White House, but he no...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 23 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 21 But there is another picture of Washington life. There are some women who come to Washington who bring with their presence the very atmosphere of the State which has the honor...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 24 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 22 A PLEA FOR THE NEGRO. The Pitiable Condition of the Colored Race Deplored. Washington, March 9, 1866. National affairs are becoming a little more settled in Washington; at least it is...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 25 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 23 of differing with him in opinion, but some have been dismissed for expressing them. Among the number I notice Mrs. Jane Swisshelm, a woman not entirely unknown to fame. She has...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 26 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 24 gentle, easy manner which none but a negro knows how to practice. Washington is a Southern city in every sense of the word. It may have been partially redeemed by Yankee...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 27 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 25 center, Jeff Davis on one side and Jesus Christ on the other! Had the shopkeeper displayed the picture of our lamented Lincoln side by side with the assassin Booth my astonishment...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 28 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 26 AT DRY TORTUGAS. Seeking Pardon for Those Imprisoned on That Island. Washington, February 16, 186 {Begin deleted text}?{End deleted text} 9 . The reticence of General Grant covers the future with...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 29 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 27 clemency of the Executive on the principle that requires from the Government recognition of such service, and that he has already served two years of his term.” Another smitten woman's feet...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 30 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 28 at anything; besides, I have no right to put any one out of this house who comes to see me on business and behaves with propriety. Don't let us talk about...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 31 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 29 if they only chose to exercise it. It has become well known in Washington that whenever a man feels ambition swelling in his bosom the best remedy is to send some...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 32 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 30 STATE ASSOCIATIONS. Iowans Assemble at the Residence of Senator Harlan. Washington, February 25, 186 {Begin deleted text}?{End deleted text} 9 . Looking at society in Washington from a certain point of...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 33 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 31 members “entertain” the association, or in other words, “Iowa” is the invited guest. Only last night Iowa, as represented by the Senate and House of Representatives, the Departments, as well as...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 34 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 32 few equals and no superiors here. This present winter she has mingled much more in general society than usual, and her graceful presence helps to scatter “the late unpleasantness” as the...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 35 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 33 the Republican party; one who has stood upon principles as firmly as though his feet were planted upon the rock of ages; but once he became Secretary of the Interior, and...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 36 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 34 BINGHAM AND BUTLER. Characteristics of These Congressional Giants in Debate. Washington, March 27, 1867. Scarcely has the day dawned upon the Fortieth Congress before it is our unpleasant task to chronicle...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 37 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 35 the clerks in office, the real honey bees in the great national hive, work, and work incessantly, and keep Washington from degenerating into an enchanted city, such as we read about...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 38 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 36 James A. Bingham has the manners of a Chesterfield, but we shall widely differ from letter-writers who call him “Mephistopheles.” There is nothing satanic about him. He is only a very...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 39 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 37 A WEST END RECEPTION. The Modes and Methods of a Typical Society Function. Washington, January 15, 1868. A gradual change is coming over the face of events in Washington. The old...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906
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Image 40 of The Olivia letters; being some history of Washington city for forty years as ... 38 Butler will make a good fight. Like Andrew Johnson, he has only to point to his past record. It will be remembered that the gallant General paid his respects to the...- Contributor: Briggs, Emily Edson
- Date: 1906