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On Lincoln's answering letter the General made this notation : “ The President's reply to my ' ugly letter . ' This lay on his table a month after it was written , and when finally sent was by a special conveyance , with the direction ...
On Lincoln's answering letter the General made this notation : “ The President's reply to my ' ugly letter . ' This lay on his table a month after it was written , and when finally sent was by a special conveyance , with the direction ...
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wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww WWWWWWWWWWWWWW One week after he has magnanimously withheld his letter NE of censure to General Meade , Lincoln informs General Howard that he is " profoundly grateful for what was done ...
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww WWWWWWWWWWWWWW One week after he has magnanimously withheld his letter NE of censure to General Meade , Lincoln informs General Howard that he is " profoundly grateful for what was done ...
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This explanatory letter followed . LETTER TO GENERAL GEORGE G. MEADE Executive Mansion , November 20 , 1863 M AJOR - GENERAL MEADE , ARMY OF POTOMAC : An intelligent woman in deep distress , called this morning , saying her husband ...
This explanatory letter followed . LETTER TO GENERAL GEORGE G. MEADE Executive Mansion , November 20 , 1863 M AJOR - GENERAL MEADE , ARMY OF POTOMAC : An intelligent woman in deep distress , called this morning , saying her husband ...
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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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