Burlingame

[ bur-lin-geym, -ling-geym ]

/ ˈbɜr lɪnˌgeɪm, -lɪŋˌgeɪm /

Anson

[an-suhn], /ˈæn sən/, 1820–70, U.S. diplomat.

a city in W California, S of San Francisco.

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These are just a small sample of the type of statements Burlingame has made.
The 9/11 Museum’s Muslim Problem|Dean Obeidallah|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Burlingame had said nothing about the letter from the late Michael Turley's kinsman in Montreal and the question of the legacy.
Wild Youth, Volume Complete|Gilbert Parker
Why, yesterday, when he was supposed to be in Burlingame, Clara had seen him in Chinatown.
The Coast of Chance|Esther Chamberlain
My wife begs to be remembered to yourself and Mrs. Burlingame.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

At sight of Mazarine, Burlingame at once accepted the general verdict concerning him.
Wild Youth, Volume Complete|Gilbert Parker
The one is the Tae-ping insurrection, the other the diplomatic mission of Mr. Burlingame to the Western world.
Ten Great Religions|James Freeman Clarke