Life of Abraham Lincoln, Presenting His Early History, Political Career, and Speeches in and Out of Congress: Also a General View of His Policy as President of the United States; with His Messages, Proclamations, Letters, Etc., and a Concise History of the WarMoore, Wilstach & Baldwin, 1865 - 510 pages |
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... nearly approached . From the borders , in various directions , hundreds of miles away , emigration had now begun . These recruits were from that class of hardy frontiersmen most inured to the kind of toils they were to encounter anew in ...
... nearly approached . From the borders , in various directions , hundreds of miles away , emigration had now begun . These recruits were from that class of hardy frontiersmen most inured to the kind of toils they were to encounter anew in ...
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... nearly thirty - fold since 1800 . There is little doubt that , in emigrating , Thomas Lincoln had fallen in with a prevalent contagion in his own State , and that he took up his residence in the part of Indiana then deemed most ...
... nearly thirty - fold since 1800 . There is little doubt that , in emigrating , Thomas Lincoln had fallen in with a prevalent contagion in his own State , and that he took up his residence in the part of Indiana then deemed most ...
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... nearly midway between Louisville and Evansville . He was now old enough to begin to take an active part in the farm labors of his father , and he manfully performed his share of hard work . He learned to use the ax and to hold the ...
... nearly midway between Louisville and Evansville . He was now old enough to begin to take an active part in the farm labors of his father , and he manfully performed his share of hard work . He learned to use the ax and to hold the ...
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... nearly worthless . This mishap caused him much pain ; but he went , in all honesty , to Crawford with the ruined book , explained the calamity that had happened through his neglect , and offered , not having sufficient money , to " work ...
... nearly worthless . This mishap caused him much pain ; but he went , in all honesty , to Crawford with the ruined book , explained the calamity that had happened through his neglect , and offered , not having sufficient money , to " work ...
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... nearly twenty miles south - west of Gentryville , became the capital of Spencer county , and thenceforward a point of in- terest to the new settlers . It is situated on a high bluff of the Ohio river , and receives its name from " Lady ...
... nearly twenty miles south - west of Gentryville , became the capital of Spencer county , and thenceforward a point of in- terest to the new settlers . It is situated on a high bluff of the Ohio river , and receives its name from " Lady ...
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