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... www www BELIEVING material possessions to be a poor measure of a man's true mettle , Lincoln had little patience with a New York firm that wrote inquiring about a man he knew in Springfield . LETTER TO NEW YORK FIRM OURS OF THE 10TH ...
... www www BELIEVING material possessions to be a poor measure of a man's true mettle , Lincoln had little patience with a New York firm that wrote inquiring about a man he knew in Springfield . LETTER TO NEW YORK FIRM OURS OF THE 10TH ...
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... Will you pardon me for asking what the horses of your army have done since the battle of Antietam that fatigues anything ? A. LINCOLN www www “ I intend no injustice . ” LINCOL [ 144 ] Telegram to General George B McClellan.
... Will you pardon me for asking what the horses of your army have done since the battle of Antietam that fatigues anything ? A. LINCOLN www www “ I intend no injustice . ” LINCOL [ 144 ] Telegram to General George B McClellan.
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... , 1863 ENERAL TYLER , MARTINSBURG : If you are besieged how do you despatch me ? Why did you not leave before being besieged ? A. LINCOLN www Lincoln's Shortest Speech w THIS one - sentence speech [ 169 ] Telegram to General Daniel Tyler.
... , 1863 ENERAL TYLER , MARTINSBURG : If you are besieged how do you despatch me ? Why did you not leave before being besieged ? A. LINCOLN www Lincoln's Shortest Speech w THIS one - sentence speech [ 169 ] Telegram to General Daniel Tyler.
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