Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... regard to slavery , " and several petitions were presented praying for the adoption of some more . specific rule upon the subject . " A rule was adopted that year requiring the expulsion of any member who bought or sold a slave or ...
... regard to slavery , " and several petitions were presented praying for the adoption of some more . specific rule upon the subject . " A rule was adopted that year requiring the expulsion of any member who bought or sold a slave or ...
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... regard to slavery and Abolitionism . Those who refused or hesitated to take this extreme ground were in danger of being called Abolitionists , and that was an opprobrium which few politicians felt able to bear . There was then little ...
... regard to slavery and Abolitionism . Those who refused or hesitated to take this extreme ground were in danger of being called Abolitionists , and that was an opprobrium which few politicians felt able to bear . There was then little ...
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... regard . Aside from the dissimilarity in their earlier training and 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 ...
... regard . Aside from the dissimilarity in their earlier training and 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 ...
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... regard when you see her . Is little Siss Eliza Davis at your house yet ? If she is , kiss her " o'er and o'er again " for me . Tell your mother that I have not got her " present " with me , but I intend to read it regularly when I ...
... regard when you see her . Is little Siss Eliza Davis at your house yet ? If she is , kiss her " o'er and o'er again " for me . Tell your mother that I have not got her " present " with me , but I intend to read it regularly when I ...
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... serviceable in regard to office work , the senior assuming the chief labors of the court room . Members of Congress , as we have explained , were to be elected in 1844 , but Lincoln was not now 78 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
... serviceable in regard to office work , the senior assuming the chief labors of the court room . Members of Congress , as we have explained , were to be elected in 1844 , but Lincoln was not now 78 LINCOLN AND HIS PRESIDENCY .
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