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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... the papers themselves , and not by any means to give a com- plete history of the events by which this momen- tous period in the career of our country has been marked . If the public shall find in this work any import-
... the papers themselves , and not by any means to give a com- plete history of the events by which this momen- tous period in the career of our country has been marked . If the public shall find in this work any import-
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... give his son better facilities for study than he had himself enjoyed . His mother was a Christian woman , and desired earnestly that he should learn to read the Bible . Thomas Lincoln , his father , finding a life in a Slave State a ...
... give his son better facilities for study than he had himself enjoyed . His mother was a Christian woman , and desired earnestly that he should learn to read the Bible . Thomas Lincoln , his father , finding a life in a Slave State a ...
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... give 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 ...
... give 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 ...
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... give him the decided advantage of having four opening and closing speeches to Mr. Lincoln's three ; and that Mr. Lincoln , while noticing the inequality , did not hesi- tate to accept them . The seven joint debates were held as follows ...
... give him the decided advantage of having four opening and closing speeches to Mr. Lincoln's three ; and that Mr. Lincoln , while noticing the inequality , did not hesi- tate to accept them . The seven joint debates were held as follows ...
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... give more than the barest sketch of these great efforts of Mr. Lincoln's . They are and always will be , to those who are interested in the history of the Slavery contest , most valuable and important documents . In the first speech at ...
... give more than the barest sketch of these great efforts of Mr. Lincoln's . They are and always will be , to those who are interested in the history of the Slavery contest , most valuable and important documents . In the first speech at ...
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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