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45:Please consider expanding the lead to
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375:"The History of Tammany Hall"
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323:Jacob Harsen (twin) (b. 1828)
320:Catharine Emeline (b. 1826)
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216:Varian was a prominent
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992:1864 deaths
987:1793 births
802:C. Lawrence
592:J. Lawrence
532:J. Lawrence
279:Aaron Clark
117:Aaron Clark
112:Preceded by
981:Categories
857:Westervelt
737:M. Willett
727:Livingston
512:T. Willett
502:T. Willett
441:1842–1845
55:March 2023
902:Havemeyer
852:Kingsland
842:Havemeyer
827:Havemeyer
702:Cruger Jr
692:S. Bayard
657:Johnstone
652:Heathcote
622:De Reimer
577:N. Bayard
572:Minvielle
350:the Bronx
106:1839–1841
102:In office
39:summarize
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787:Paulding
777:Paulding
762:Radcliff
757:Ferguson
747:Radcliff
637:Peartree
557:Rombouts
552:Delavall
542:De Mayer
522:Delavall
507:Delavall
294:Personal
268:Locofoco
220:and led
218:Democrat
202:New York
912:Wickham
887:Hoffman
882:Gunther
867:Tiemann
752:Clinton
742:Clinton
732:Clinton
712:Mathews
697:Holland
682:Richard
677:Lurting
667:Walters
617:Provost
607:Merritt
587:Delanoy
537:Dervall
377:at the
368:Sources
239:; 63rd
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952:Gilroy
942:Hewitt
922:Cooper
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817:Morris
812:Varian
767:Colden
722:Varick
687:Cruger
672:Jansen
642:Wilson
632:French
602:Lodwik
527:Nicoll
358:Boston
172:Spouse
947:Grant
937:Grace
932:Edson
927:Grace
907:Vance
892:Coman
837:Brady
807:Clark
792:Bowne
772:Allen
717:Duane
707:Hicks
627:Noell
272:Whigs
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897:Hall
872:Wood
862:Wood
782:Hone
562:Dyre
259:and
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