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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... Points . It was a poverty - stricken tenement district midway between Broadway and the Bowery where five streets intersected . Only four days before their visit , the New York Tribune had described the neighborhood : " The Five Points ...
... Points . It was a poverty - stricken tenement district midway between Broadway and the Bowery where five streets intersected . Only four days before their visit , the New York Tribune had described the neighborhood : " The Five Points ...
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... Points Mission , opened in 1850. A Sunday school class was in session and the super- intendent , Lewis M. Pease ... point in his talk , Lincoln was 65 Human Bondage.
... Points Mission , opened in 1850. A Sunday school class was in session and the super- intendent , Lewis M. Pease ... point in his talk , Lincoln was 65 Human Bondage.
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Andrew A. Freeman. Upon reaching that point in his talk , Lincoln was unable to continue . " Tears filled his eyes and a lump stifled the words in his throat ... " read another version of the Five Points visit . " As they reached the ...
Andrew A. Freeman. Upon reaching that point in his talk , Lincoln was unable to continue . " Tears filled his eyes and a lump stifled the words in his throat ... " read another version of the Five Points visit . " As they reached the ...
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