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Page 4
Before Daniel Boone removed with his father to the Yadkin River country , in
North Carolina , John Lincoln settled in the Upper Shenandoah Valley , where *
The preacher in question , of whom Franklin writes in his autobiography without ...
Before Daniel Boone removed with his father to the Yadkin River country , in
North Carolina , John Lincoln settled in the Upper Shenandoah Valley , where *
The preacher in question , of whom Franklin writes in his autobiography without ...
Page 11
As some relief , the 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 ...
As some relief , the 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 ...
Page 27
New Salem village was of very recent birth , having less than a score of cheap
buildings , on a bluff overhanging the Sangamon on the west . Two miles north ,
down the valley , is the present town of Petersburg REMOVAL TO ILLINOIS . 27.
New Salem village was of very recent birth , having less than a score of cheap
buildings , on a bluff overhanging the Sangamon on the west . Two miles north ,
down the valley , is the present town of Petersburg REMOVAL TO ILLINOIS . 27.
Page 92
... forcing the issue ' between the North and the South . ” For two years , he adds ,
the Wilmot Proviso “ convulsed the Union . ” The Senate rejected the proviso ,
and the Two Million bill fell in the fight . The question remained as an inheritance
...
... forcing the issue ' between the North and the South . ” For two years , he adds ,
the Wilmot Proviso “ convulsed the Union . ” The Senate rejected the proviso ,
and the Two Million bill fell in the fight . The question remained as an inheritance
...
Page 93
Another hopeful opportunity was presented for the Whigs . But was it possible for
that party in the present state of affairs to be thoroughly united , North and South ,
on a Presidential ticket ? The Whig National Convention met at Philadelphia on ...
Another hopeful opportunity was presented for the Whigs . But was it possible for
that party in the present state of affairs to be thoroughly united , North and South ,
on a Presidential ticket ? The Whig National Convention met at Philadelphia on ...
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| Title | Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1 Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Author | Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Publisher | Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2008 |
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