The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... sincerely hope you will settle it . I think you can if you will , for I have always found Mr. Hickox a fair man in his dealings . If you settle , I will charge nothing for what I have done , and thank you to boot . By settling , you ...
... sincerely hope you will settle it . I think you can if you will , for I have always found Mr. Hickox a fair man in his dealings . If you settle , I will charge nothing for what I have done , and thank you to boot . By settling , you ...
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... sincerely regret that the failure of the late attempt to provision Fort Sumter should be the source of any annoyance to you . The practicability of your plan was not , in fact , brought to a test . By reason of a gale , well known in ...
... sincerely regret that the failure of the late attempt to provision Fort Sumter should be the source of any annoyance to you . The practicability of your plan was not , in fact , brought to a test . By reason of a gale , well known in ...
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... sincerely thank Almighty God for the occasion on which you have called . How long ago is it ? -eighty - odd years since , on the Fourth of July , for the first time in the history of the world , a nation , by its representatives , assem ...
... sincerely thank Almighty God for the occasion on which you have called . How long ago is it ? -eighty - odd years since , on the Fourth of July , for the first time in the history of the world , a nation , by its representatives , assem ...
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