2 Persons

• Brooks, Preston S.

  born 5. August 1819 in Edgefield (South Carolina); died 27. January 1857 in Washington

  Will the Senator from Massachusetts do this, to make his words good? "Pile up the ashes, extinguish the flames, abolish the hate - such is my desire." Summner's letter, July 29, 1872 Sumner kniet am Grab von Preston Brooks und legt Blumen nieder [New York] : [McClure], 17.08.1872

• Clay, Henry

  born 1777; died 1852 in Washington, DC

  "I would rather be right than be President." - H. Clay. I would be any thing to be President die Zeichnung besteht aus 2 Bildern, die beide beschrieben werden: 1) Eine Darstellung von H. Clay. Text: I would rather be right than to be President. - H. Clay. 2) Eine Darstellung von Horace Greeley. Text: I would be any thing to be President [New York] : [McClure], 02.11.1872