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... head .... " LINCOLN INCOLN " takes it into his head " to run for the Senate but first makes sure to win the support of an influential friend and potential rival . LETTER TO JOSEPH GILLESPIE Springfield , December 1 , 1854 Y DEAR SIR ...
... head .... " LINCOLN INCOLN " takes it into his head " to run for the Senate but first makes sure to win the support of an influential friend and potential rival . LETTER TO JOSEPH GILLESPIE Springfield , December 1 , 1854 Y DEAR SIR ...
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... head of one Regiment , will eclipse him who does nothing at the head of a hundred . Your friend , as ever , A. LINCOLN Executive Mansion , Oct 17 , 1861 May's Ramsey My [ 116 ]
... head of one Regiment , will eclipse him who does nothing at the head of a hundred . Your friend , as ever , A. LINCOLN Executive Mansion , Oct 17 , 1861 May's Ramsey My [ 116 ]
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... head of a nation which is in great peril , and you are at the head of the greatest State of that nation . As to maintaining the nation's life and integrity , I as- sume and believe there cannot be a difference of purpose between you and ...
... head of a nation which is in great peril , and you are at the head of the greatest State of that nation . As to maintaining the nation's life and integrity , I as- sume and believe there cannot be a difference of purpose between you and ...
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