Wealthy men, too, like several of those in our neighborhood, had so many slaves that...#John Sergeant Wise
Virginians were no more angels or philanthropists than people to the north or to the...#John Sergeant Wise
The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire...#John Sergeant Wise
THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother...#John Sergeant Wise
That settled Abraham Lincoln with me. I was thoroughly satisfied that no such man ought...#John Sergeant Wise
My mother was a Northern woman, daughter of Hon. John Sergeant, a distinguished lawyer, and...#John Sergeant Wise
