SALMON PORTLAND CHASE
\sˈamən pˈɔːtlənd t͡ʃˈe͡ɪs], \sˈamən pˈɔːtlənd tʃˈeɪs], \s_ˈa_m_ə_n p_ˈɔː_t_l_ə_n_d tʃ_ˈeɪ_s]\
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An American statesman; born in Cornish, N. H., Jan. 13, 1808; died in New York city, May 7, 1873. He became eminent as lawyer, United States Senator from and governor of Ohio, Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was one of the able and strong-willed men whom Mr. Lincoln called about him during the war era, and did signal service to the government and the Union. He compiled a summary of the laws of Ohio, with a historical sketch of the State (3 vols., 1832).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].
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