History of the Administration of President Lincoln: Including His Speeches, Letters, Addresses, Proclamations, and Messages. With a Preliminary Sketch of His Life |
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... house , consisting of a room below and a room above , furnished by Thomas Lincoln and his son's own hands , Abraham passed the next twelve years of his life . So long as his mother lived , she assisted him in learning to read , and ...
... house , consisting of a room below and a room above , furnished by Thomas Lincoln and his son's own hands , Abraham passed the next twelve years of his life . So long as his mother lived , she assisted him in learning to read , and ...
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... the jury had returned to their seats . All repaired immediately to the court - house , and whilst the prisoner was being brought from the jail , the court - room was filled to overflow- ing with citizens from the town . When the prisoner.
... the jury had returned to their seats . All repaired immediately to the court - house , and whilst the prisoner was being brought from the jail , the court - room was filled to overflow- ing with citizens from the town . When the prisoner.
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... house were empty . The foreman of the jury , in answer to the usual inquiry from the court , delivered the verdict of ' Not Guilty ! ' The widow dropped into the arms of her son , who lifted her up and told her to look upon him as ...
... house were empty . The foreman of the jury , in answer to the usual inquiry from the court , delivered the verdict of ' Not Guilty ! ' The widow dropped into the arms of her son , who lifted her up and told her to look upon him as ...
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... House information on that point ; which Pres- ident Polk would have found as difficult to dodge as Douglas found it to dodge the questions which Mr. Lincoln proposed to him . On the right of petition Mr. Lincoln , of course , held the ...
... House information on that point ; which Pres- ident Polk would have found as difficult to dodge as Douglas found it to dodge the questions which Mr. Lincoln proposed to him . On the right of petition Mr. Lincoln , of course , held the ...
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... House it was supported by Mr. Lincoln , and he stated during his contest with Judge Douglas that he had voted for it , " in one way and another , about forty times . " He thus showed himself in 1847 the same friend of Freedom for the ...
... House it was supported by Mr. Lincoln , and he stated during his contest with Judge Douglas that he had voted for it , " in one way and another , about forty times . " He thus showed himself in 1847 the same friend of Freedom for the ...
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN action Administration adopted Alexandria amendment arms army arrests authority battle believe bill capital citizens command Congress Constitution Convention corps declared deemed Department dispatch duty election emancipation Emancipation Proclamation enemy EXECUTIVE MANSION existing favor force foreign Fort Sumter Fortress Monroe Franklin Fredericksburg give Government Governor habeas corpus Halleck Heintzelman House insurgents insurrection issued Kentucky labor letter liberty loyal Major-General Maryland McClellan McDowell ment military Missouri naval navy necessity object officers opinion party peace persons political Pope position Potomac present President LINCOLN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE proclamation public safety purpose question re-enforcements rebel rebellion received regard reply Republican resolution Richmond seceded Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent sentiment session Seward slavery slaves South South Carolina speech Tennessee territory thing tion troops Union United Vallandigham Virginia vote Washington whole York