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... tion of Commissioner of the General Land Office , but fails , CHAPTER X. ..99 RETURN TO PRIVATE LIFE . - REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE . Mr. Lincoln returns to the Practice of his Profession - His Affection for his Children- His ...
... tion of Commissioner of the General Land Office , but fails , CHAPTER X. ..99 RETURN TO PRIVATE LIFE . - REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE . Mr. Lincoln returns to the Practice of his Profession - His Affection for his Children- His ...
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... tion - Case of Arguelles - Congressional Plan of Reconstruction - The President's Proclamation - Manifesto of Senators Wade and Davis - Peace Negotiations — Mr . Greeley's Letters - Mr . Lincoln's Replies - Mr . Greeley at Niagara Falls ...
... tion - Case of Arguelles - Congressional Plan of Reconstruction - The President's Proclamation - Manifesto of Senators Wade and Davis - Peace Negotiations — Mr . Greeley's Letters - Mr . Lincoln's Replies - Mr . Greeley at Niagara Falls ...
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... tion that they could not be of the slightest interest to the American people . " My early history , " said he , " is perfectly characterized by a single line of Gray's Elegy : The short and simple annals of the poor . " " His judgment ...
... tion that they could not be of the slightest interest to the American people . " My early history , " said he , " is perfectly characterized by a single line of Gray's Elegy : The short and simple annals of the poor . " " His judgment ...
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... where distillation had not been at- tempted ; and he doubtless found a ready market for the frac- tion of the cargo which he had saved from the river . CHAPTER II . THE point at which the Lincoln family 26 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... where distillation had not been at- tempted ; and he doubtless found a ready market for the frac- tion of the cargo which he had saved from the river . CHAPTER II . THE point at which the Lincoln family 26 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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... plantations near New Orleans . The entire business of the trip was placed in Abraham's hands . The fact tells its own story touching the young man's reputa- tion for capacity and integrity . He had never made 34 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... plantations near New Orleans . The entire business of the trip was placed in Abraham's hands . The fact tells its own story touching the young man's reputa- tion for capacity and integrity . He had never made 34 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
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