History of the Republican Party, embracing its origin, growth and mission, together with appendices of statistics and information required by enlightened politicians and patriotic citizens . HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. 507 elder Neal Gillespie, in 1778, on what was then the west-ern frontier of civilization. The late James L. Bowman, ofBrownsville, who was conversant with the history of the lo-cality, said it was the first stone house ever erected on thewestern side of the Monongahela River. Mr. Blaine entered public life almost by a law of great-grandfather, Colonel Ephraim
History of the Republican Party, embracing its origin, growth and mission, together with appendices of statistics and information required by enlightened politicians and patriotic citizens . HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. 507 elder Neal Gillespie, in 1778, on what was then the west-ern frontier of civilization. The late James L. Bowman, ofBrownsville, who was conversant with the history of the lo-cality, said it was the first stone house ever erected on thewestern side of the Monongahela River. Mr. Blaine entered public life almost by a law of great-grandfather, Colonel Ephraim Blaine, of Carlisle,Pennsylvania, held the position of commissary-general of theAmerican army during the war of the Revolution from theyear 1778 to the end of the struggle in 1783. Washington de-clared he saved the army from starvation. Mr. Blaines grandfather, for whom he is named, intendedat first to choose a professional and political career, but asomewhat protracted stay in Europe, after he had finished hisstudies, directed him from the line of his first ambition. Hereturned to his home in 1793, bringing with him, as specialbearer of dispatches, a treaty with a foreign power whic
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