The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... DEAR SIR AND MADAM : 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 country , and of bright hopes for one's self and friends , have rarely been so ...
... DEAR SIR AND MADAM : 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 country , and of bright hopes for one's self and friends , have rarely been so ...
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... DEAR SIR : MY You and I are substantially strangers , and I write this chiefly that we may become better acquainted . I , for the time being , am at the head of a nation which is in great peril , and you are at the head of the greatest ...
... DEAR SIR : MY You and I are substantially strangers , and I write this chiefly that we may become better acquainted . I , for the time being , am at the head of a nation which is in great peril , and you are at the head of the greatest ...
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... DEAR SIR : MY I would have taken time to answer yours of the 22d sooner , only that I did not sup- pose any evil could result from the delay , espe- [ 211 ] To Salmon P Chase.
... DEAR SIR : MY I would have taken time to answer yours of the 22d sooner , only that I did not sup- pose any evil could result from the delay , espe- [ 211 ] To Salmon P Chase.
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