Thomas Jefferson actually said...

Great zeal was shewn by the inhabitants generally, the merchants of the place readily agreeing to the most laudable exertions and sacrifices...

Great alarm, indeed, was excited at New Orleans by the exaggerated accounts of Mr. Burr.

I transmit to each House of Congress a copy of the laws of the Territory of Michigan passed by the governor and judges of the Territory duri...

The quantity of freestone necessary, with the size and quality of many of the blocks, was represented as beyond what could be obtained from ...