The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln |
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... friends and possible sup- porters in order to gain the Senatorship . The election was held at the State House on February 8 , 1855. Lincoln's opponents were James Shields ( the man with whom he had almost fought a duel in 1842 ) , Lyman ...
... friends and possible sup- porters in order to gain the Senatorship . The election was held at the State House on February 8 , 1855. Lincoln's opponents were James Shields ( the man with whom he had almost fought a duel in 1842 ) , Lyman ...
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... friends should begin to return to me from Trumbull . So I determined to strike at once , and accordingly advised my remaining friends to go for him , which they did and elected him on the tenth ballot . Such is the way the thing was ...
... friends should begin to return to me from Trumbull . So I determined to strike at once , and accordingly advised my remaining friends to go for him , which they did and elected him on the tenth ballot . Such is the way the thing was ...
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Abraham Lincoln Philip Van Doren Stern. I stand here surrounded by friends - some political , all per- sonal friends , I trust . May I be indulged , in this closing scene , to say a few words of myself . I have borne a laborious , and ...
Abraham Lincoln Philip Van Doren Stern. I stand here surrounded by friends - some political , all per- sonal friends , I trust . May I be indulged , in this closing scene , to say a few words of myself . I have borne a laborious , and ...
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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