Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 23
... practiced penmanship in a copy - book or on blank leaves , apparently furnished him by Mr. Jones or some one else from an old ledger . Among the latter exercises were eight lines , of which Mr. Herndon says : " Nothing indicates that ...
... practiced penmanship in a copy - book or on blank leaves , apparently furnished him by Mr. Jones or some one else from an old ledger . Among the latter exercises were eight lines , of which Mr. Herndon says : " Nothing indicates that ...
Page 39
... em- ploying his spare time not only in improving his general education , but also in preparation for law practice . He was depressed by some unpleasant vicissitudes , such as the POSTMASTER , SURVEYOR , LEGISLATOR . 39.
... em- ploying his spare time not only in improving his general education , but also in preparation for law practice . He was depressed by some unpleasant vicissitudes , such as the POSTMASTER , SURVEYOR , LEGISLATOR . 39.
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... practice at Springfield as partner of Major John T. Stuart in the following spring , his residence there beginning ( as he said to the writer in 1860 ) " on the 15th of April . " Boarding with William Butler , afterward State Treasurer ...
... practice at Springfield as partner of Major John T. Stuart in the following spring , his residence there beginning ( as he said to the writer in 1860 ) " on the 15th of April . " Boarding with William Butler , afterward State Treasurer ...
Page 49
... practice as then prevalent also occupied several weeks each year in making the rounds of the dozen other coun- ties of the Eighth District , judges and lawyers travel- ing mainly by private conveyance . Roads were bad and tavern ...
... practice as then prevalent also occupied several weeks each year in making the rounds of the dozen other coun- ties of the Eighth District , judges and lawyers travel- ing mainly by private conveyance . Roads were bad and tavern ...
Page 50
... practice involved few weighty questions or heavy stakes , and brought him scanty fees . Recalling his three or four years of intimate associa- tion with him , beginning in 1837 , Mr. Speed said Lin- coln " was a social man , though he ...
... practice involved few weighty questions or heavy stakes , and brought him scanty fees . Recalling his three or four years of intimate associa- tion with him , beginning in 1837 , Mr. Speed said Lin- coln " was a social man , though he ...
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