“In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a President for the first time.Quote by John Sergeant WiseTopics: Quotes about John Sergeant WiseShare on:FacebookPinterestWhatsApp
The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire...#John Sergeant Wise
That settled Abraham Lincoln with me. I was thoroughly satisfied that no such man ought...#John Sergeant Wise
Wealthy men, too, like several of those in our neighborhood, had so many slaves that...#John Sergeant Wise
In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder...#John Sergeant Wise
THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother...#John Sergeant Wise
