Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... soon after the adjournment of the convention ( of which I was a member ) , he earnestly and even sadly insisted that there was no adequate material for such a work as was intended , yet he received me very kindly , and showed no unusual ...
... soon after the adjournment of the convention ( of which I was a member ) , he earnestly and even sadly insisted that there was no adequate material for such a work as was intended , yet he received me very kindly , and showed no unusual ...
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Joseph Hartwell Barrett. deliberate and complete biography was then intended by the author as soon as freedom from interfering duties would permit . That time was long in coming , but the purpose thus deferred was never abandoned . It is ...
Joseph Hartwell Barrett. deliberate and complete biography was then intended by the author as soon as freedom from interfering duties would permit . That time was long in coming , but the purpose thus deferred was never abandoned . It is ...
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... soon became the leading store- keeper , succeeding James Gentry , after whom the place was named , and who continued to be its most promi- nent citizen . Some one else started a grocery there " saloon " being a refinement as yet unknown ...
... soon became the leading store- keeper , succeeding James Gentry , after whom the place was named , and who continued to be its most promi- nent citizen . Some one else started a grocery there " saloon " being a refinement as yet unknown ...
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... soon after put forward to test the value of Offutt's brag- ging over the athletic powers of his clerk . Lincoln accepted the challenge of the constable ; stakes were put up by the backers of each , and the entire community was astir ...
... soon after put forward to test the value of Offutt's brag- ging over the athletic powers of his clerk . Lincoln accepted the challenge of the constable ; stakes were put up by the backers of each , and the entire community was astir ...
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... soon after the first session , to become Register of the Land Office at Springfield . As in the preceding House of Representatives , the Democrats had a majority ; and Mr. Semple was again the Speaker . Lincoln was assigned a place on ...
... soon after the first session , to become Register of the Land Office at Springfield . As in the preceding House of Representatives , the Democrats had a majority ; and Mr. Semple was again the Speaker . Lincoln was assigned a place on ...
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