CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
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CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
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CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER XXXIII
CHAPTER XXXIV
CHAPTER XXXV
CHAPTER XXXVI
CHAPTER XXXVII
CHAPTER XXXVIII
CHAPTER XXXIX
CHAPTER XL
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
CHAPTER XXIV
CHAPTER XXV
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII
CHAPTER XXVIII
CHAPTER XXIX
CHAPTER XXX
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CHAPTER XXXI
CHAPTER XXXII
CHAPTER XXXIII
CHAPTER XXXIV
CHAPTER XXXV
CHAPTER XXXVI
CHAPTER XXXVII
CHAPTER XXXVIII
CHAPTER XXXIX
CHAPTER XL
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[Frontispiece: v1.jpg] SENATOR GEORGE F. HOAR From a photograph taken in 1897 Copyright, 1897, by
H. Schervee, Worcester, Mass.
[Title page] AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SEVENTY YEARS
BY GEORGE F. HOAR
WITH PORTRAITS
VOLUME I.
NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1903
[Dedication] TO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN THIS RECORD OF A LIFE WHICH THEY HAVE MADE
HAPPY IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
[Table of Contents] CONTENTS
Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2, by George Hoar 4
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER I 5
CHAPTER II
ROGER SHERMAN AND HIS FAMILY
CHAPTER II 6
CHAPTER III
SAMUEL HOAR
CHAPTER III 7
CHAPTER IV
BOYHOOD IN CONCORD
CHAPTER IV 8
CHAPTER V
FAMOUS CONCORD MEN
CHAPTER V 9
CHAPTER VI
FARM AND SCHOOL
CHAPTER VI 10
CHAPTER VII
HARVARD SIXTY YEARS AGO
CHAPTER VII 11
CHAPTER VIII
1849 TO 1850 FOUNDATION OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY DANIEL WEBSTER
CHAPTER VIII 12
CHAPTER IX
LIFE IN WORCESTER
CHAPTER IX 13
CHAPTER X
POLITICAL HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS FROM 1848 TO 1869
CHAPTER X 14
CHAPTER XI
THE KNOW NOTHING PARTY AND ITS OVERTHROW
CHAPTER XI 15
CHAPTER XII
ELECTION TO CONGRESS
CHAPTER XII 16
CHAPTER XIII
SUMNER AND WILSON
CHAPTER XIII 17
CHAPTER XIV
PERSONALITIES IN DEBATE
CHAPTER XIV 18
CHAPTER XV
THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN 1869
CHAPTER XV 19
CHAPTER XVI
POLITICAL CONDITION IN 1869
CHAPTER XVI 20
CHAPTER XVII
RECONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER XVII 21
CHAPTER XVIII
COMMITTEE SERVICE IN THE HOUSE
CHAPTER XVIII 22
CHAPTER XIX
SALMON P. CHASE
CHAPTER XIX 23
CHAPTER XX
ADIN THAYER
CHAPTER XX 24
CHAPTER XXI
POLITICAL CORRUPTION
CHAPTER XXI 25