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Y DEAR SIR : M ' Yours of the 6th asking permission to inscribe your new legal work to me , is received . Gratefully accepting the proffered honor , I give the leave , begging only that the inscription may be in modest terms ...
Y DEAR SIR : M ' Yours of the 6th asking permission to inscribe your new legal work to me , is received . Gratefully accepting the proffered honor , I give the leave , begging only that the inscription may be in modest terms ...
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LETTER TO COLONEL ELLSWORTH'S PARENTS Washington , D. C. , May 25 , 1861 Y DEAR SIR AND MADAM : MY In the untimely loss of your noble son , our affliction here is scarcely less than your own . So much of promised usefulness to one's ...
LETTER TO COLONEL ELLSWORTH'S PARENTS Washington , D. C. , May 25 , 1861 Y DEAR SIR AND MADAM : MY In the untimely loss of your noble son , our affliction here is scarcely less than your own . So much of promised usefulness to one's ...
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LETTER TO SALMON P. CHASE Executive Mansion , February 29 , 1864 Y DEAR SIR : M I would have taken time to answer yours of the 22d sooner , only that I did not suppose any evil could result from the delay , especially as [ 211 ] To ...
LETTER TO SALMON P. CHASE Executive Mansion , February 29 , 1864 Y DEAR SIR : M I would have taken time to answer yours of the 22d sooner , only that I did not suppose any evil could result from the delay , especially as [ 211 ] To ...
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POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To William H Herndon | 16 |
To John W Crisfield | 121 |
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Publisher | World Publishing Company, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 20 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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