The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln |
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... already arranged to become the law partner of a man he had met during the Black Hawk War , John T. Stuart , one of the best known lawyers in the state . It is true that Lincoln was penniless , but his name was already known , and the ...
... already arranged to become the law partner of a man he had met during the Black Hawk War , John T. Stuart , one of the best known lawyers in the state . It is true that Lincoln was penniless , but his name was already known , and the ...
Page 94
... already made up his mind , as his letters writ- ten earlier in the month show . He resolutely opposed the kind of compromise proposed by the South , compromise that would permit slavery to be extended to the territories and perhaps to ...
... already made up his mind , as his letters writ- ten earlier in the month show . He resolutely opposed the kind of compromise proposed by the South , compromise that would permit slavery to be extended to the territories and perhaps to ...
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... already been said , there is not , of necessity , any such thing as the free hired laborer being fixed to that con- dition for life . Many independent men everywhere in these States , a few years back in their lives , were hired ...
... already been said , there is not , of necessity , any such thing as the free hired laborer being fixed to that con- dition for life . Many independent men everywhere in these States , a few years back in their lives , were hired ...
Contents
Reply to a Committee of Religious Denominations Asking | 145 |
Chronology | 193 |
Address to the People of Sangamon County Illinois March | 221 |
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