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... give it some advantages , Lincoln acknowledged that he had been then and was in 1858 an attorney for the rail- road and that he was at the moment of the campaign receiving a big fee from that company ( the $ 5,000 amount ) .39 However ...
... give it some advantages , Lincoln acknowledged that he had been then and was in 1858 an attorney for the rail- road and that he was at the moment of the campaign receiving a big fee from that company ( the $ 5,000 amount ) .39 However ...
Page 132
... give him an opportunity to respond . The Judge remains silent . I now say to you that I will answer his interrogatories , whether he answers mine or not ; [ applause ] and that after I have done so , I shall propound mine to him ...
... give him an opportunity to respond . The Judge remains silent . I now say to you that I will answer his interrogatories , whether he answers mine or not ; [ applause ] and that after I have done so , I shall propound mine to him ...
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... gives suggestion for first inaugural address , 143 ; Lincoln clarifies stand on sugges- tion of , 151-152 ; 153 ; Lincoln edits instructions of , 156-157 Seymour , Horatio , Governor of New York : gives suggestion to Lincoln , 165 ...
... gives suggestion for first inaugural address , 143 ; Lincoln clarifies stand on sugges- tion of , 151-152 ; 153 ; Lincoln edits instructions of , 156-157 Seymour , Horatio , Governor of New York : gives suggestion to Lincoln , 165 ...
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