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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... present time . The most import- ant public papers , addresses and occasional letters of the Presi- dent , will also be found in the following pages . It has been the fortune of Mr. Lincoln to be called to the Chief Magistracy , at an ...
... present time . The most import- ant public papers , addresses and occasional letters of the Presi- dent , will also be found in the following pages . It has been the fortune of Mr. Lincoln to be called to the Chief Magistracy , at an ...
Page iv
... present attempt to treat so wide a subject , within so small a compass , will satisfy all readers . Many minor details , of special interest to individuals , have neces- sarily been omitted . Some accounts of military and naval under ...
... present attempt to treat so wide a subject , within so small a compass , will satisfy all readers . Many minor details , of special interest to individuals , have neces- sarily been omitted . Some accounts of military and naval under ...
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... present State of Kentucky formed part of the old Commonwealth of Virginia . " The dark and bloody ground , " as afterward named for better reasons than the fiction which assigns this meaning to its Indian appellation , had then been but ...
... present State of Kentucky formed part of the old Commonwealth of Virginia . " The dark and bloody ground , " as afterward named for better reasons than the fiction which assigns this meaning to its Indian appellation , had then been but ...
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... present or by a subsequent marriage , hereafter to be noticed . ABRAHAM has thus , for a long time , been the sole immediate representa- tive of this hardy and energetic race . LaRue county , named from an early settler , John LaRue ...
... present or by a subsequent marriage , hereafter to be noticed . ABRAHAM has thus , for a long time , been the sole immediate representa- tive of this hardy and energetic race . LaRue county , named from an early settler , John LaRue ...
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... present town of Gentryville . Under the earliest organization , this was in Perry county , of which Troy was the county - seat . Two years later , Spencer county was formed , embracing all that part of Perry west of Anderson's Creek ...
... present town of Gentryville . Under the earliest organization , this was in Perry county , of which Troy was the county - seat . Two years later , Spencer county was formed , embracing all that part of Perry west of Anderson's Creek ...
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