Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... SENATOR . - CHAPTER IX . PROFESSIONAL WORK AND WAYS - HOME AND FAMILY EULOGY ON HENRY CLAY - RAILWAY AND REAPER CASES CHAPTER X. THE " NEBRASKA " SURPRISE .. CHAPTER XI . 84 96 .IIO .123 FIRST ANTI - NEBRASKA CAMPAIGN - PEORIA SPEECH ...
... SENATOR . - CHAPTER IX . PROFESSIONAL WORK AND WAYS - HOME AND FAMILY EULOGY ON HENRY CLAY - RAILWAY AND REAPER CASES CHAPTER X. THE " NEBRASKA " SURPRISE .. CHAPTER XI . 84 96 .IIO .123 FIRST ANTI - NEBRASKA CAMPAIGN - PEORIA SPEECH ...
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... Senator was the Speaker . The State was rapidly filling up ; land speculation was bringing in Eastern money ; it was an era of great expectations . Illinois , it was claimed , only needed liberal legislation toward developing her latent ...
... Senator was the Speaker . The State was rapidly filling up ; land speculation was bringing in Eastern money ; it was an era of great expectations . Illinois , it was claimed , only needed liberal legislation toward developing her latent ...
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... Senators thus chosen ( the number being larger than at the last election ) was over six feet in height , and hence they were called the " Long Nine . " This was the most numerous representation from any county , and attracted much ...
... Senators thus chosen ( the number being larger than at the last election ) was over six feet in height , and hence they were called the " Long Nine . " This was the most numerous representation from any county , and attracted much ...
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... Senator from Illinois , and famed for his connection with the Missouri Compromise legislation . The Whigs elected as their speakers Messrs . Logan , Baker , Browning , and Lincoln . The debate took place in the Presbyterian church where ...
... Senator from Illinois , and famed for his connection with the Missouri Compromise legislation . The Whigs elected as their speakers Messrs . Logan , Baker , Browning , and Lincoln . The debate took place in the Presbyterian church where ...
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... Senator was open to Mary and her other sisters whenever they chose to be there , rather than with their stepmother and a number of brothers and sisters of the half - blood . Mary came to live there soon after her school - days at ...
... Senator was open to Mary and her other sisters whenever they chose to be there , rather than with their stepmother and a number of brothers and sisters of the half - blood . Mary came to live there soon after her school - days at ...
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