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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Page 13
... whole world of romance and adventure , had removed , when a mere boy , among the earlier emigrants from Eastern Pennsylvania , to Berks county . Here he must have been a contemporary resident , and was per- haps an acquaintance , of ...
... whole world of romance and adventure , had removed , when a mere boy , among the earlier emigrants from Eastern Pennsylvania , to Berks county . Here he must have been a contemporary resident , and was per- haps an acquaintance , of ...
Page 23
... whole number of residents in these colonies was less than 5,000 . These , like other French set- tlements , made little progress of themselves . From 1800 to 1810 , there had been a large increase , mostly by emigrations to Southern ...
... whole number of residents in these colonies was less than 5,000 . These , like other French set- tlements , made little progress of themselves . From 1800 to 1810 , there had been a large increase , mostly by emigrations to Southern ...
Page 28
... whole middle , north , and north - west portions of the State were an unbroken wilderness , in the possession of the Indians . Well do I remember when there were but two families settled west of the Whitewater Valley - one at Flat Rock ...
... whole middle , north , and north - west portions of the State were an unbroken wilderness , in the possession of the Indians . Well do I remember when there were but two families settled west of the Whitewater Valley - one at Flat Rock ...
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... whole number of volunteers alone being thirty - two hundred - the army was placed in a formidable and effective attitude for offensive warfare . Mean- time the Indian atrocities continued , their acts of signal treachery and cruelty ...
... whole number of volunteers alone being thirty - two hundred - the army was placed in a formidable and effective attitude for offensive warfare . Mean- time the Indian atrocities continued , their acts of signal treachery and cruelty ...
Page 52
... whole hog " Jackson school . Notwithstanding the strong preponderance of the Democrats in both branches of the Legis- lature , and in the State , it is noticeable that in the distinguish- ing measures of Whig policy , in this as in ...
... whole hog " Jackson school . Notwithstanding the strong preponderance of the Democrats in both branches of the Legis- lature , and in the State , it is noticeable that in the distinguish- ing measures of Whig policy , in this as in ...
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