Abraham LincolnThis volume presents nearly 250 of Lincoln's most important speeches, state papers and letters in their entirety. Here are not only the masterpieces- the Gettysburg Address, the Inaugural Addresses, the 1858 Republican State Convention Speech and the Emancipation Proclamation - but hundreds of lesser-known ones, including excerpts from the Lincoln-Douglas debates, letters to Grant, McClellan, Stanton and his wife, and various meditations, verses and fragments. |
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... Senate . In 1807 he was again elected to the Kentucky House of Representa- tives , and by that body , chosen its Speaker . In 1808 he was re- elected to the same body . In 1809 he was again chosen to fill a vacancy of two years in the ...
... Senate . In 1807 he was again elected to the Kentucky House of Representa- tives , and by that body , chosen its Speaker . In 1808 he was re- elected to the same body . In 1809 he was again chosen to fill a vacancy of two years in the ...
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... Senate chamber . He spoke in the hall of the House ; and when he got through his speech , -my recollection is distinct , and I shall never forget it , Mr. Codding walked in as I took the stand to reply , and gave notice that the ...
... Senate chamber . He spoke in the hall of the House ; and when he got through his speech , -my recollection is distinct , and I shall never forget it , Mr. Codding walked in as I took the stand to reply , and gave notice that the ...
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... Senate . What else could the interviews be for ? Why immediately followed in the Tribune the advice that all anti - Lecompton democrats should be re - elected ? The world will not consider it anything that D's reelection to the Senate ...
... Senate . What else could the interviews be for ? Why immediately followed in the Tribune the advice that all anti - Lecompton democrats should be re - elected ? The world will not consider it anything that D's reelection to the Senate ...
Contents
Speech in the United States House | 27 |
Political Announcement | 53 |
Letter to Colonel Robert Allen June 21 1836 | 59 |
Copyright | |
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