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Page 5
John Lincoln lived until 1792 , and had five sons : John and Jacob , who
remained in Virginia , and Abraham , Isaac , and Thomas , who in early manhood
moved on into remoter wilds across the mountains . Abraham entered three
separate ...
John Lincoln lived until 1792 , and had five sons : John and Jacob , who
remained in Virginia , and Abraham , Isaac , and Thomas , who in early manhood
moved on into remoter wilds across the mountains . Abraham entered three
separate ...
Page 20
Of this family , that left Kentucky ten years before , there remained in 1828 only
the father and son , whom neither hardship nor malaria had dangerously affected
. In the spring of 1828 Abraham gladly accepted the offer of Mr . Gentry to take ...
Of this family , that left Kentucky ten years before , there remained in 1828 only
the father and son , whom neither hardship nor malaria had dangerously affected
. In the spring of 1828 Abraham gladly accepted the offer of Mr . Gentry to take ...
Page 25
... + Gentryville neighborhood and made the Crawford house famous . What
remained of the Lincoln farm ( one - half had already reverted to the Government
) passed into the possession of the more fortunate James Gentry . Sangamon
County ...
... + Gentryville neighborhood and made the Crawford house famous . What
remained of the Lincoln farm ( one - half had already reverted to the Government
) passed into the possession of the more fortunate James Gentry . Sangamon
County ...
Page 26
The few months that he spent in Macon County are otherwise of little interest ,
save as to the manner in which the sojourn ended . Afterward he never visited the
place , ( near which John Hanks , a successful farmer , remained for life , ) nor did
...
The few months that he spent in Macon County are otherwise of little interest ,
save as to the manner in which the sojourn ended . Afterward he never visited the
place , ( near which John Hanks , a successful farmer , remained for life , ) nor did
...
Page 46
He might have remained silent , but he chose to be frank and open . He entered
his protest in the House journal , joined by only one other member , Dan Stone , a
colleague from Sangamon County . The document bears the date of the last day
...
He might have remained silent , but he chose to be frank and open . He entered
his protest in the House journal , joined by only one other member , Dan Stone , a
colleague from Sangamon County . The document bears the date of the last day
...
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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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