The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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MWWWWW WWWWWWWWW " Some Thoughts for the President's Consideration " mu BELIEVING the President incompetent to run the affairs of State in times of crisis , Secretary Seward attempted to take over the reins by submitting a detailed plan ...
MWWWWW WWWWWWWWW " Some Thoughts for the President's Consideration " mu BELIEVING the President incompetent to run the affairs of State in times of crisis , Secretary Seward attempted to take over the reins by submitting a detailed plan ...
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Secretary Seward records that on the first day of January , 1863 , when the President was about to affix his signature to this great document , Lincoln said , “ I have been shaking hands since nine o'clock this morning , and my right ...
Secretary Seward records that on the first day of January , 1863 , when the President was about to affix his signature to this great document , Lincoln said , “ I have been shaking hands since nine o'clock this morning , and my right ...
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wwwwwwwww “ The President's last , shortest , and best speech . " WWWWWWWWWW One day in December of 1864 Lincoln handed a sheet of paper to newspaper correspondent Noah Brooks . On it was written the following message , with the heading ...
wwwwwwwww “ The President's last , shortest , and best speech . " WWWWWWWWWW One day in December of 1864 Lincoln handed a sheet of paper to newspaper correspondent Noah Brooks . On it was written the following message , with the heading ...
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Contents
POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To William H Herndon | 16 |
To John W Crisfield | 121 |
Copyright | |
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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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