Lincoln the Politician: How the Rail-splitter and Flatboatman Played the Great American Game |
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... wrote to him , " I say that it may do me good , while I do not see that it can do me harm . But , while the subject is in agitation , should any of the papers in the district nominate the same man for Congress , that would do me harm ...
... wrote to him , " I say that it may do me good , while I do not see that it can do me harm . But , while the subject is in agitation , should any of the papers in the district nominate the same man for Congress , that would do me harm ...
Page 158
... wrote about Mr. Herndon , Dubois [ Jesse K. ] told me that he ( Herndon ) had been talking to William Jayne in the same way you indicate . At first sight I afterward mentioned it to him ; he rather denied the charge , and I did not ...
... wrote about Mr. Herndon , Dubois [ Jesse K. ] told me that he ( Herndon ) had been talking to William Jayne in the same way you indicate . At first sight I afterward mentioned it to him ; he rather denied the charge , and I did not ...
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... wrote : " There will be in the new House of Representa- tives , as there were in the old , some members openly opposing the war , some supporting it unconditionally , and some supporting it with ' buts , ' ' ifs , ' and ' ands . ' They ...
... wrote : " There will be in the new House of Representa- tives , as there were in the old , some members openly opposing the war , some supporting it unconditionally , and some supporting it with ' buts , ' ' ifs , ' and ' ands . ' They ...
Contents
Shaky | 186 |
Three to One You Dont Get | 192 |
The Inside Track | 208 |
Copyright | |
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