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... Clary's Grove Boys " -He studies English Grammar - Attends Debating Clubs - Anecdote - His Employer fails , and the Store is closed - Mr . Lincoln is called " Honest Abe , " 38 CHAPTER IV . THE BLACK HAWK WAR . Black Hawk.
... Clary's Grove Boys " -He studies English Grammar - Attends Debating Clubs - Anecdote - His Employer fails , and the Store is closed - Mr . Lincoln is called " Honest Abe , " 38 CHAPTER IV . THE BLACK HAWK WAR . Black Hawk.
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... 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 by the peculiarity of their cir- cumstances and pursuits ...
... 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 by the peculiarity of their cir- cumstances and pursuits ...
Page 37
... called for nothing but the plough and hoe to make them immediately productive . Dennis Hanks , a relative of the first Mrs. Lincoln , was sent to the new region to reconnoiter , and returned with a glowing account of the new country ...
... called for nothing but the plough and hoe to make them immediately productive . Dennis Hanks , a relative of the first Mrs. Lincoln , was sent to the new region to reconnoiter , and returned with a glowing account of the new country ...
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... called a science , he thought he could “ subdue another . " Mr. Green says that Mr. Lincoln's talk at this time showed that he was beginning to think of a great life , and a great destiny . Lincoln said to him , on one occasion , that ...
... called a science , he thought he could “ subdue another . " Mr. Green says that Mr. Lincoln's talk at this time showed that he was beginning to think of a great life , and a great destiny . Lincoln said to him , on one occasion , that ...
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... called to collect a balance due the department since the discontinuance of the New Salem office . A shade of perplexity passed over Mr. Lincoln's face , which did not escape the notice of friends who were present . One of them said at ...
... called to collect a balance due the department since the discontinuance of the New Salem office . A shade of perplexity passed over Mr. Lincoln's face , which did not escape the notice of friends who were present . One of them said at ...
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