A. Lincoln, Prairie LawyerAuthor makes use of the Herndon-Weik Papers, first opened to the public in 1942, and of the Robert Todd Lincoln Collection, which was not accessible until 1947, in the biography of Abraham Lincoln as a lawyer. |
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... Congress ( the old building , across from the Annex ) . The only street lighted in Washington in the year 1848 was the section of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House . The oil lamps in use were lighted only ...
... Congress ( the old building , across from the Annex ) . The only street lighted in Washington in the year 1848 was the section of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House . The oil lamps in use were lighted only ...
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... Congress . Albert J. Beveridge MSS . , Illinois State Historical Library . Sidney Breese MSS . , Illinois State Historical Library . Orville Hickman Browning MSS . , Illinois State Historical Library . John Dean Caton Collection ...
... Congress . Albert J. Beveridge MSS . , Illinois State Historical Library . Sidney Breese MSS . , Illinois State Historical Library . Orville Hickman Browning MSS . , Illinois State Historical Library . John Dean Caton Collection ...
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... Congress . Records of the County Commissioners Court of Peoria County for the Years 1836-1876 . III . Newspapers ... Congress . The Detroit Free Press , Library of Congress . The DeWitt Courier , Illinois State Historical Library . The ...
... Congress . Records of the County Commissioners Court of Peoria County for the Years 1836-1876 . III . Newspapers ... Congress . The Detroit Free Press , Library of Congress . The DeWitt Courier , Illinois State Historical Library . The ...
Contents
Early Contacts | 3 |
The Shape of Things to Come | 21 |
Stuart Lincoln | 35 |
Copyright | |
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