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Page 4
Before Daniel Boone removed with his father to the Yadkin River country , in
North Carolina , John Lincoln settled in the Upper Shenandoah Valley , where *
The preacher in question , of whom Franklin writes in his autobiography without ...
Before Daniel Boone removed with his father to the Yadkin River country , in
North Carolina , John Lincoln settled in the Upper Shenandoah Valley , where *
The preacher in question , of whom Franklin writes in his autobiography without ...
Page 39
During the three years in question , as storekeeper , captain of volunteers ,
postmaster and surveyor , he was struggling for existence and advancement ,
actively employing his spare time not only in improving his general education ,
but also in ...
During the three years in question , as storekeeper , captain of volunteers ,
postmaster and surveyor , he was struggling for existence and advancement ,
actively employing his spare time not only in improving his general education ,
but also in ...
Page 47
As usual in like cases , many rival towns were competing for the prize when the
question arose as to another capital , expected to be the permanent and final one
. There was of course a formidable Vandalia interest opposed to change .
As usual in like cases , many rival towns were competing for the prize when the
question arose as to another capital , expected to be the permanent and final one
. There was of course a formidable Vandalia interest opposed to change .
Page 50
In general , his early practice involved few weighty questions or heavy stakes ,
and brought him scanty fees . Recalling his three or four years of intimate
association with him , beginning in 1837 , Mr . Speed said Lincoln “ was a social
man ...
In general , his early practice involved few weighty questions or heavy stakes ,
and brought him scanty fees . Recalling his three or four years of intimate
association with him , beginning in 1837 , Mr . Speed said Lincoln “ was a social
man ...
Page 55
He was occasionally the attorney for a negro defendant whose freedom was in
question , though at the risk of prejudice to his political standing . Without
resorting to the courts , he secured the release of a free negro of Illinois , who had
landed ...
He was occasionally the attorney for a negro defendant whose freedom was in
question , though at the risk of prejudice to his political standing . Without
resorting to the courts , he secured the release of a free negro of Illinois , who had
landed ...
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| Title | Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1 Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Author | Joseph Hartwell Barrett |
| Publisher | Robert Clarke Company, 1904 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Sep 2008 |
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