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THE WHITE HOUSE.

LIFE OF

ABRAHAM LINCOLN:

BOYHOOD, YOUTH, MANHOOD, ASSASSINATION, DEATH.

BY

WILLIAM M. THAYER,

AUTHOR OF "FROM LOG CABIN TO THE WHITE HOUSE," ETC.

With Eulogy

BY HON. GEORGE BANCROFT.

LIBRARY

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
THE BEHREND COLLEGE

STATION ROAD

ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA 16510

NEW YORK:

JOHN B. ALDEN, PUBLISHER,
1885.

DEMIIND CAMPUS

LIBRARY

Copyright, 1882,

BY WILLIAM M. THAYER.

Rights Reserved.

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TROW'S

PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY,

NEW YORK.

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ALL WHO HONOR TRUE MANHOOD,

This Volume,

PORTRAYING THE SIMPLICITY, TACT, TALENTS, SELF-RELIANCE,

AND STERLING HONESTY OF

ABRAHAM LINCOLN,

IN HIS EARLY CONFLICT WITH POVERTY AND HARDSHIP,

AND HIS REMARKABLE PUBLIC

LIFE,

Is Sincerely and Affectionately Dedicated.