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Page 19
... living in Rockingham County , Virginia . Why he should have left the beautiful and fertile valley of the Shenandoah for the savage wilds West of him cannot be known , but he only repeated the mystery of pioneer life— the greed for ...
... living in Rockingham County , Virginia . Why he should have left the beautiful and fertile valley of the Shenandoah for the savage wilds West of him cannot be known , but he only repeated the mystery of pioneer life— the greed for ...
Page 21
... living in Reading as early as 1757 , and that Abraham Lincoln , of Berks County , was in various public offices in the state from 1782 to 1790. † It has already been seen that these names have been per- petuated among the later ...
... living in Reading as early as 1757 , and that Abraham Lincoln , of Berks County , was in various public offices in the state from 1782 to 1790. † It has already been seen that these names have been per- petuated among the later ...
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... living on their horses and in the huts of the settlers , called the people to- gether under trees or cabin - roofs , and spoke to them simply of the great truths of Christianity . The preachers themselves were peculiar persons , made so ...
... living on their horses and in the huts of the settlers , called the people to- gether under trees or cabin - roofs , and spoke to them simply of the great truths of Christianity . The preachers themselves were peculiar persons , made so ...
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... living boy - an incident which he remembered with tender interest . This voyage was made in the autumn of 1816 , when Abra- ham was in his eighth year , and it was followed by the im- mediate removal of the whole family . The journey to ...
... living boy - an incident which he remembered with tender interest . This voyage was made in the autumn of 1816 , when Abra- ham was in his eighth year , and it was followed by the im- mediate removal of the whole family . The journey to ...
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... living man who had risen to political and professional eminence from circumstances almost as humble as his own . The latter book undoubtedly did much to excite his taste for politics , to kindle his ambition , and to make him a warm ...
... living man who had risen to political and professional eminence from circumstances almost as humble as his own . The latter book undoubtedly did much to excite his taste for politics , to kindle his ambition , and to make him a warm ...
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