Abraham Lincoln Goes to New YorkStory of the country lawyer's first trip to sophisticated New York, and full text of famous Cooper Union speech he delivered there February 27, 1860. |
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... Nott came to his destination , he told Lincoln that the car would carry him to the side door of the Astor House and bid him good - by . The car started downtown with Lincoln its only passenger . " I often wondered , " said Nott , " what ...
... Nott came to his destination , he told Lincoln that the car would carry him to the side door of the Astor House and bid him good - by . The car started downtown with Lincoln its only passenger . " I often wondered , " said Nott , " what ...
Page 115
... Nott and Cephas Brainerd of the Young Men's Republican Union of New York . They authenticated the sources and facts cited by Lincoln and put them in voluminous notes which they submitted to Lincoln for his approval along with sugges ...
... Nott and Cephas Brainerd of the Young Men's Republican Union of New York . They authenticated the sources and facts cited by Lincoln and put them in voluminous notes which they submitted to Lincoln for his approval along with sugges ...
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... Nott , 52-53 ; let- ter to Nott , 115-117 ; loses sena- torial election , 49-50 ; " Lost Speech , " 46 ; manners , 29-30 ; Manny - McCormick trial , 21-23 ; marriage , 28-29 ; meets George Bancroft , 72 ; moves to Spring- field , 27 ...
... Nott , 52-53 ; let- ter to Nott , 115-117 ; loses sena- torial election , 49-50 ; " Lost Speech , " 46 ; manners , 29-30 ; Manny - McCormick trial , 21-23 ; marriage , 28-29 ; meets George Bancroft , 72 ; moves to Spring- field , 27 ...
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