Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 21
... close of his Indiana life and his minority there are no contemporary letters or other writings of himself , or of any associate , to give material help to the biographer . No acquaintance of his in those years ever came to marked ...
... close of his Indiana life and his minority there are no contemporary letters or other writings of himself , or of any associate , to give material help to the biographer . No acquaintance of his in those years ever came to marked ...
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... close of his two years ' term at Vandalia he had won the favor and influence that precede leadership . Stuart was now foremost among the Whig members of the House , of which James Semple , a Democrat , afterward United States Senator ...
... close of his two years ' term at Vandalia he had won the favor and influence that precede leadership . Stuart was now foremost among the Whig members of the House , of which James Semple , a Democrat , afterward United States Senator ...
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... close of the same session that an act was passed removing the State capital from Vandalia to Springfield , a measure due more to the exertions of Lincoln than of any other member , even of the " Long Nine . " The first capital ...
... close of the same session that an act was passed removing the State capital from Vandalia to Springfield , a measure due more to the exertions of Lincoln than of any other member , even of the " Long Nine . " The first capital ...
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... close of his speech , to Mr. Lam- born's argument , founded upon the indications of re- cent State elections , that Van Buren was sure to be re - elected , Lincoln gave his imagination free range among bold metaphors in denunciation of ...
... close of his speech , to Mr. Lam- born's argument , founded upon the indications of re- cent State elections , that Van Buren was sure to be re - elected , Lincoln gave his imagination free range among bold metaphors in denunciation of ...
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... close a vote that he was for some time disposed to contest the seat . A bill to abolish the Supreme and Circuit Courts of Illinois and providing a new judiciary organization - origi- nated and lobbied for by Douglas , and alleged to ...
... close a vote that he was for some time disposed to contest the seat . A bill to abolish the Supreme and Circuit Courts of Illinois and providing a new judiciary organization - origi- nated and lobbied for by Douglas , and alleged to ...
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