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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... passed to enforce the Ordinance of '87 , including the prohibition of slavery in the North- western Territory . The bill for this act was reported by one of the " thirty - nine , " Thomas Fitzsimmons , then a member of the House of ...
... passed to enforce the Ordinance of '87 , including the prohibition of slavery in the North- western Territory . The bill for this act was reported by one of the " thirty - nine , " Thomas Fitzsimmons , then a member of the House of ...
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... passed both branches of Congress without yeas and nays . In that Congress were three of the " thirty - nine " who framed the original Constitution . They were John Langdon , George Read and Abraham Baldwin . They all , probably , voted ...
... passed both branches of Congress without yeas and nays . In that Congress were three of the " thirty - nine " who framed the original Constitution . They were John Langdon , George Read and Abraham Baldwin . They all , probably , voted ...
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... passed without yeas and nays . In the Congress which passed it , there were two of the " thirty- nine . " They were Abraham Baldwin and Jonathan Dayton . As stated in the case of Mississippi , it is probable they both voted for it ...
... passed without yeas and nays . In the Congress which passed it , there were two of the " thirty- nine . " They were Abraham Baldwin and Jonathan Dayton . As stated in the case of Mississippi , it is probable they both voted for it ...
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