Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's Stories: Including Early Life Stories, Professional Life Stories, White House Stories, War Stories, Miscellaneous StoriesRhodes & McClure, 1879 - 188 pages |
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... James Semple , afterwards twice the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives , and subsequently United States ... James Shields , afterwards United States Senator ( who died recently ) ; John Dement , who has since been Treasurer ...
... James Semple , afterwards twice the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives , and subsequently United States ... James Shields , afterwards United States Senator ( who died recently ) ; John Dement , who has since been Treasurer ...
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... Shields Duel - How it Originated . The late Gen. Shields was Auditor of the State of Illi- nois in 1839. While he ... James Shields , Auditor , " was the pride of the young Democracy , and was considered a dashing fellow by all ...
... Shields Duel - How it Originated . The late Gen. Shields was Auditor of the State of Illi- nois in 1839. While he ... James Shields , Auditor , " was the pride of the young Democracy , and was considered a dashing fellow by all ...
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... James Baird McClure. parties , and aided by some other friends of both Lincoln and Shields , succeeded in effecting a reconciliation . After this affair between Lincoln and Shields , I met Lin- coln at the Danville court , and in a walk ...
... James Baird McClure. parties , and aided by some other friends of both Lincoln and Shields , succeeded in effecting a reconciliation . After this affair between Lincoln and Shields , I met Lin- coln at the Danville court , and in a walk ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 11 |
An Incident of Lincolns Early Hardships | 18 |
Splitting Rails and Studying Mathematics | 25 |
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