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Page 19
... took place about 1780. Of the journey , we have no record ; but we know that at that date it must have been one of great hardship , as he was accompanied by a young and tender family . The spot upon which he built is not known , * Mr ...
... took place about 1780. Of the journey , we have no record ; but we know that at that date it must have been one of great hardship , as he was accompanied by a young and tender family . The spot upon which he built is not known , * Mr ...
Page 22
... took her to the humble cabin he had prepared for her , already alluded to as the birth - place of the President , and within the first few years of her married life , she bore him three children . The first was a daughter named Sarah ...
... took her to the humble cabin he had prepared for her , already alluded to as the birth - place of the President , and within the first few years of her married life , she bore him three children . The first was a daughter named Sarah ...
Page 26
... took as nearly as possible a bee - line for home , where he arrived in due time . It was probably during the absence of the father on his preliminary trip that the mother paid her last tribute of affection to the little one she had ...
... took as nearly as possible a bee - line for home , where he arrived in due time . It was probably during the absence of the father on his preliminary trip that the mother paid her last tribute of affection to the little one she had ...
Page 42
... strength enabled him to grasp them as in a vise , and to transfer them rapidly from the shore to the boat . They then took the boat to New Orleans substantially on the original contract , though 42 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... strength enabled him to grasp them as in a vise , and to transfer them rapidly from the shore to the boat . They then took the boat to New Orleans substantially on the original contract , though 42 LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
Page 46
... took him out upon a hill , and asked him to explain some point in Kirkham that had given him trouble . After having mastered the book , he remarked to a friend , that if that was what they called a science , he thought he could “ subdue ...
... took him out upon a hill , and asked him to explain some point in Kirkham that had given him trouble . After having mastered the book , he remarked to a friend , that if that was what they called a science , he thought he could “ subdue ...
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