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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... proposed to Lincoln to take up survey- ing , and himself aided in his studies . He had plenty of employment as a surveyor , and won a good reputa- tion in this new line of business . LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 19 In 1834 he was 18 LIFE ...
... proposed to Lincoln to take up survey- ing , and himself aided in his studies . He had plenty of employment as a surveyor , and won a good reputa- tion in this new line of business . LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN . 19 In 1834 he was 18 LIFE ...
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... proposed to him . On the right of petition Mr. Lincoln , of course , held the right side , voting repeatedly against laying on the table without consideration petitions in favor of the abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia ...
... proposed to him . On the right of petition Mr. Lincoln , of course , held the right side , voting repeatedly against laying on the table without consideration petitions in favor of the abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia ...
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... proposed were such as to 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 ...
... proposed were such as to 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 ...
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... proposed to him , and in his turn put four questions to Douglas , to which he got but evasive replies . He also pressed home upon his opponent a charge of quoting resolutions as being adopted at a Republican State Convention , which ...
... proposed to him , and in his turn put four questions to Douglas , to which he got but evasive replies . He also pressed home upon his opponent a charge of quoting resolutions as being adopted at a Republican State Convention , which ...
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... proposed to do , and what they did not propose to do . He said that they looked upon Slavery as " a moral , a social , and a political wrong , " and they proposed a course of conduct which should treat it as a wrong ; " did not propose ...
... proposed to do , and what they did not propose to do . He said that they looked upon Slavery as " a moral , a social , and a political wrong , " and they proposed a course of conduct which should treat it as a wrong ; " did not propose ...
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