Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Joseph Hartwell Barrett. were steadily increasing ; and the settlement had now an assured position in the world . At the Gentryville school in the winter of 1823-4 the teacher , in addition to the usual course , gave instruc- tion in ...
Joseph Hartwell Barrett. were steadily increasing ; and the settlement had now an assured position in the world . At the Gentryville school in the winter of 1823-4 the teacher , in addition to the usual course , gave instruc- tion in ...
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... position of Register of the Land Office , given him by Van Buren , continued to press forward with character- istic energy . He had already made one canvass as a Congressional candidate , and was beaten by Major Stuart ( Lincoln's ...
... position of Register of the Land Office , given him by Van Buren , continued to press forward with character- istic energy . He had already made one canvass as a Congressional candidate , and was beaten by Major Stuart ( Lincoln's ...
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... position , however , there was a considerable difference in their years , he being past thirty , and she little more than twenty . At his age , an attachment of this sort is likely to be very earnest ; at hers , the spirits more vola ...
... position , however , there was a considerable difference in their years , he being past thirty , and she little more than twenty . At his age , an attachment of this sort is likely to be very earnest ; at hers , the spirits more vola ...
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... positions near the coast , and opposite Mata- moras , where a Mexican force largely superior to his own was soon gathered . After vainly warning off Taylor , the Mexicans crossed the river and attacked him , suffering a serious repulse ...
... positions near the coast , and opposite Mata- moras , where a Mexican force largely superior to his own was soon gathered . After vainly warning off Taylor , the Mexicans crossed the river and attacked him , suffering a serious repulse ...
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... position Corwin was not generally sustained by his Whig colleagues , and the appropriations passed without much opposition . Pres- ident Polk's annual message had elaborately defended his action in ordering Taylor to the Rio Grande . Mr ...
... position Corwin was not generally sustained by his Whig colleagues , and the appropriations passed without much opposition . Pres- ident Polk's annual message had elaborately defended his action in ordering Taylor to the Rio Grande . Mr ...
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