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Page 87
... Friends of the couple thought Lincoln had been jilted and was taking it awfully hard . Contemporary letters describe him as a rejected suitor . " Poor L ! " wrote James C. Conkling to Mary's friend Mercy Levering , " how are the mighty ...
... Friends of the couple thought Lincoln had been jilted and was taking it awfully hard . Contemporary letters describe him as a rejected suitor . " Poor L ! " wrote James C. Conkling to Mary's friend Mercy Levering , " how are the mighty ...
Page 247
... friend Orville H. Browning he changed this to " hold , occupy , and possess " government prop- erty . In line with ... friends ? Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people ? " If the Almighty ...
... friend Orville H. Browning he changed this to " hold , occupy , and possess " government prop- erty . In line with ... friends ? Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people ? " If the Almighty ...
Page 467
... friends , John Hay observed . Lincoln had been generous in appointing friends to office . Some of them added to his worries by getting into trouble . He had rewarded " Uncle Jimmy " Short , who came to his aid at New Salem by purchasing ...
... friends , John Hay observed . Lincoln had been generous in appointing friends to office . Some of them added to his worries by getting into trouble . He had rewarded " Uncle Jimmy " Short , who came to his aid at New Salem by purchasing ...
Contents
The Short and Simple Annals of the Poor | 3 |
Young Man on His Own | 23 |
His Love Affairs | 44 |
Copyright | |
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