Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers, and Miscellaneous Writings, Volume 2Century Company, 1894 - United States |
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... President in taking measures which made it manifest that it could not be attempted with impunity , and that it has grown to its present formida- ble proportions only because similar measures were not taken . The action of the President ...
... President in taking measures which made it manifest that it could not be attempted with impunity , and that it has grown to its present formida- ble proportions only because similar measures were not taken . The action of the President ...
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... President to maintain the lawful authority of the nation . No men or people have so many difficulties as those whose firmness is doubted . The evacuation of Fort Sumter , when it is known that it can be pro- visioned and manned , will ...
... President to maintain the lawful authority of the nation . No men or people have so many difficulties as those whose firmness is doubted . The evacuation of Fort Sumter , when it is known that it can be pro- visioned and manned , will ...
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... President directs me to acknowledge the receipt of that communication , and to assure you that he has weighed the counsels it contains with the respect which he habitually cherishes for the chief magistrates of the several States , and ...
... President directs me to acknowledge the receipt of that communication , and to assure you that he has weighed the counsels it contains with the respect which he habitually cherishes for the chief magistrates of the several States , and ...
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... President returned the manuscript to his hands , Mr. Seward somewhat changed the form of the despatch by prefixing to it two short introductory paragraphs in which he embodied in his own phraseology the President's direction that the ...
... President returned the manuscript to his hands , Mr. Seward somewhat changed the form of the despatch by prefixing to it two short introductory paragraphs in which he embodied in his own phraseology the President's direction that the ...
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... PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE SECRETARY TO GENERAL FRÉMONT . WASHINGTON , August 5 , 1861 . To Major - General Frémont : The President desires to know briefly the situation of affairs in the region of Cairo . Please answer . JNO . G. NICOLAY ...
... PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE SECRETARY TO GENERAL FRÉMONT . WASHINGTON , August 5 , 1861 . To Major - General Frémont : The President desires to know briefly the situation of affairs in the region of Cairo . Please answer . JNO . G. NICOLAY ...
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