Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... election , then occurring in August , he returned from a visit to his father ( who had finally settled in Coles County ) , and was pressed into service as a clerk at the polls . It was here , in Clary's Grove precinct , that he cast his ...
... election , then occurring in August , he returned from a visit to his father ( who had finally settled in Coles County ) , and was pressed into service as a clerk at the polls . It was here , in Clary's Grove precinct , that he cast his ...
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... election , two years after his first candidacy , as one of the four State Representa- tives from Sangamon County . Major Stuart and Cap- tain Lincoln canvassed the county as Whig candidates , making speeches and “ mixing " with the ...
... election , two years after his first candidacy , as one of the four State Representa- tives from Sangamon County . Major Stuart and Cap- tain Lincoln canvassed the county as Whig candidates , making speeches and “ mixing " with the ...
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... election into the House of Representatives . — - in Massachusetts other Whig States Their only chance . dividing the elec- It was in the spring of this year that Lincoln first became personally known to Mr. Joshua F. Speed ...
... election into the House of Representatives . — - in Massachusetts other Whig States Their only chance . dividing the elec- It was in the spring of this year that Lincoln first became personally known to Mr. Joshua F. Speed ...
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... 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 notice from the influence it wielded . Stephen A. Douglas was a Rep ...
... 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 notice from the influence it wielded . Stephen A. Douglas was a Rep ...
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... elections , that Van Buren was sure to be re - elected , Lincoln gave his imagination free range among bold metaphors in denunciation of the admin- istration " the great volcano at Washington , " that was “ belching forth the lava of ...
... elections , that Van Buren was sure to be re - elected , Lincoln gave his imagination free range among bold metaphors in denunciation of the admin- istration " the great volcano at Washington , " that was “ belching forth the lava of ...
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