Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899) Union United States Army officer
I presume he imagines himself to be the defendant in both cases.
My Reviewers Reviewed (lecture from June 27, 1877, San Francisco, CA)
“This he has done in his sermon entitled “Ghosts against God or Ingersoll against Honesty.””
My Reviewers Reviewed (lecture from June 27, 1877, San Francisco, CA)
Context: The next gentleman who has endeavored to answer what I have said, is the Rev. Samuel Robinson. This he has done in his sermon entitled “Ghosts against God or Ingersoll against Honesty.” I presume he imagines himself to be the defendant in both cases.
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