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Page 15
When urging his horse , which furnished the power at the mill for his own grist , a
kick of the animal rendered him unconscious , and for some time he was thought
to be dead . On reviving , he finished the interrupted word of command to the ...
When urging his horse , which furnished the power at the mill for his own grist , a
kick of the animal rendered him unconscious , and for some time he was thought
to be dead . On reviving , he finished the interrupted word of command to the ...
Page 18
She was very neat , and thought to have been a good match for Thomas Lincoln .
His new wife added much to the comfort of his Indiana home , and she took great
interest in the training and education of her stepson , Abraham . ” Dennis ...
She was very neat , and thought to have been a good match for Thomas Lincoln .
His new wife added much to the comfort of his Indiana home , and she took great
interest in the training and education of her stepson , Abraham . ” Dennis ...
Page 36
It may reasonably be imagined that a gentleman like Stuart more than once
recalled , in the presence of his youthful colleague , what Jefferson and
Randolph thought of Patrick Henry at nearly the same age , as told by Wirt . “ His
manners ...
It may reasonably be imagined that a gentleman like Stuart more than once
recalled , in the presence of his youthful colleague , what Jefferson and
Randolph thought of Patrick Henry at nearly the same age , as told by Wirt . “ His
manners ...
Page 43
Of what he thought was Lincoln ' s first speech at that place , Mr . Speed said : At
that time there were but two parties , Whig and Democrat . Lincoln was a Whig
and the leading man upon the ticket . I was then fresh from Kentucky , and had ...
Of what he thought was Lincoln ' s first speech at that place , Mr . Speed said : At
that time there were but two parties , Whig and Democrat . Lincoln was a Whig
and the leading man upon the ticket . I was then fresh from Kentucky , and had ...
Page 49
... indulged in short , sharp debates , or bandied jokes and repartees . These
were scenes which Lincoln was seldom inclined to shun . On such occasions he
cast care to the winds , and might have been thought the happiest spirit of all ...
... indulged in short , sharp debates , or bandied jokes and repartees . These
were scenes which Lincoln was seldom inclined to shun . On such occasions he
cast care to the winds , and might have been thought the happiest spirit of all ...
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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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