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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... President of the Confederacy ; and Douglas , serving his first term as Senator from Illinois . James K. Polk was President , and James Buchanan was Secretary of State . Washington had a population of 36,000 . Animals grazed and rooted ...
... President of the Confederacy ; and Douglas , serving his first term as Senator from Illinois . James K. Polk was President , and James Buchanan was Secretary of State . Washington had a population of 36,000 . Animals grazed and rooted ...
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... President , and William L. Dayton , a senator from New Jersey , for Vice President . Significant is the fact that on an informal ballot , Lincoln received 110 votes for Vice President as against 259 Dayton got . When newspapers with the ...
... President , and William L. Dayton , a senator from New Jersey , for Vice President . Significant is the fact that on an informal ballot , Lincoln received 110 votes for Vice President as against 259 Dayton got . When newspapers with the ...
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... President , 46 ; goes to Plymouth Church , 60 ; greeted as President- elect , 106-110 ; his grammar , 25 ; his résumé , 76 ; his speaking voice , 83 , 84 ; " House Divided " speech , 47 ; how he looked to Brady , 73-74 ; ideal candidate ...
... President , 46 ; goes to Plymouth Church , 60 ; greeted as President- elect , 106-110 ; his grammar , 25 ; his résumé , 76 ; his speaking voice , 83 , 84 ; " House Divided " speech , 47 ; how he looked to Brady , 73-74 ; ideal candidate ...
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