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... land had been laid off by government survey , and title could be purchased from the government . Tradition has it that he made a preliminary trip to look over the land . Then , in December 1816 , the Lincolns , with all their personal ...
... land had been laid off by government survey , and title could be purchased from the government . Tradition has it that he made a preliminary trip to look over the land . Then , in December 1816 , the Lincolns , with all their personal ...
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... land along prospective rights - of - way , and the Illinois State Register de- clared : " We have no doubt the passage of the bill has already increased the value of the land in the State more than 100 per cent , and every day is adding ...
... land along prospective rights - of - way , and the Illinois State Register de- clared : " We have no doubt the passage of the bill has already increased the value of the land in the State more than 100 per cent , and every day is adding ...
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... land on which he lived - not the same land at issue in the suit - rested on a forgery , and that the rightful owners were the heirs of a man named Sampson . These letters , signed by " Sampson's Ghost , " have been attributed to Lincoln ...
... land on which he lived - not the same land at issue in the suit - rested on a forgery , and that the rightful owners were the heirs of a man named Sampson . These letters , signed by " Sampson's Ghost , " have been attributed to Lincoln ...
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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