Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... Government offered its wild lands north of the Ohio to new settlers on credit . There were serious troubles , too , about land titles in Kentucky ; nor was its labor system kind to people who labored . Slavery was now firmly established ...
... Government offered its wild lands north of the Ohio to new settlers on credit . There were serious troubles , too , about land titles in Kentucky ; nor was its labor system kind to people who labored . Slavery was now firmly established ...
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... Government ) passed into the possession of the more fortunate James Gentry . Sangamon County was organized in 1821 , and Springfield , while as yet having little more than a paper existence , became the county seat . Farther up the ( 25 ) ...
... Government ) passed into the possession of the more fortunate James Gentry . Sangamon County was organized in 1821 , and Springfield , while as yet having little more than a paper existence , became the county seat . Farther up the ( 25 ) ...
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... Government who assist in bearing its burdens . Consequently , I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage who pay taxes * She married a well - to - do farmer , named Vineyard , not long after , settling at Weston , Mo ...
... Government who assist in bearing its burdens . Consequently , I go for admitting all whites to the right of suffrage who pay taxes * She married a well - to - do farmer , named Vineyard , not long after , settling at Weston , Mo ...
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... the " Long Nine . " The first capital , Kaskaskia , was convenient enough , if not quite central , for the small population provided with a territorial government in 1809. On the admission 46 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
... the " Long Nine . " The first capital , Kaskaskia , was convenient enough , if not quite central , for the small population provided with a territorial government in 1809. On the admission 46 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
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Joseph Hartwell Barrett. provided with a territorial government in 1809. On the admission of Illinois as a State in 1818 , Vandalia , far up the Kaskaskia River , was laid out as the new seat of government . This was well to the ...
Joseph Hartwell Barrett. provided with a territorial government in 1809. On the admission of Illinois as a State in 1818 , Vandalia , far up the Kaskaskia River , was laid out as the new seat of government . This was well to the ...
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