Life of Abraham Lincoln: Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress; Also a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a History of His Eventful Administration, and of the Scenes Attendant Upon His Tragic and Lamented DemiseLommis National Library Association, 1888 - 842 pages Written in 1864 by a political contemporary, this is a work of nineteenth-century American biographic literature. It contains Lincoln's most masterful speeches and writings, along with a contemporary history of the Civil War. |
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Page ix
... Peace Memorial from Great Britain . - Correspondence Thereon . - Congratulatory Address of the Workingmen of Great Britain . - Speech of Mr. Lincoln in Reply to the Swe- dish Minister . - Speech of Mr. Lincoln on the Death of Edward ...
... Peace Memorial from Great Britain . - Correspondence Thereon . - Congratulatory Address of the Workingmen of Great Britain . - Speech of Mr. Lincoln in Reply to the Swe- dish Minister . - Speech of Mr. Lincoln on the Death of Edward ...
Page x
... Peace Negotiations . - The Fourth of March . - Inauguration Ceremonies . - Mr . Lin- coln's Second Inaugural Address . - Contrasts . - Cabinet Changes . - Indisposi- tion of the President . - His Speech at the National Hotel on Negro ...
... Peace Negotiations . - The Fourth of March . - Inauguration Ceremonies . - Mr . Lin- coln's Second Inaugural Address . - Contrasts . - Cabinet Changes . - Indisposi- tion of the President . - His Speech at the National Hotel on Negro ...
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... peace . A treaty was entered into , by which he agreed that he and his tribe should ever after remain on the west side of the river , unless by permission of the State Governor , or of the President . Thus was the treaty of 1804 re ...
... peace . A treaty was entered into , by which he agreed that he and his tribe should ever after remain on the west side of the river , unless by permission of the State Governor , or of the President . Thus was the treaty of 1804 re ...
Page 77
... peace on the following basis , namely : That we relinquish all claim to indemnity for the expenses of the war , and that the boundary between the United States and Mexico shall be established at or near the desert between the Nueces and ...
... peace on the following basis , namely : That we relinquish all claim to indemnity for the expenses of the war , and that the boundary between the United States and Mexico shall be established at or near the desert between the Nueces and ...
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... peace . " Then he suggests the propriety of wheedling the Mexican people to desert the counsels of their own lead- ers , and , trusting in our protection , to set up a government from which we can secure a satisfactory peace , telling ...
... peace . " Then he suggests the propriety of wheedling the Mexican people to desert the counsels of their own lead- ers , and , trusting in our protection , to set up a government from which we can secure a satisfactory peace , telling ...
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LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Joseph H. (Joseph Hartwell) 18 Barrett,Making of America Project No preview available - 2016 |
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