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... some into whose hands it may fall , I now submit this slight contribution to the political literature of these passing days . BLOOMINGTON , ILLINOIS , August 1 , 1909 . A. E. S. CHAPTER CONTENTS I. ON THE CIRCUIT PAGE 1 II .
... some into whose hands it may fall , I now submit this slight contribution to the political literature of these passing days . BLOOMINGTON , ILLINOIS , August 1 , 1909 . A. E. S. CHAPTER CONTENTS I. ON THE CIRCUIT PAGE 1 II .
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... ILLINOIS XIV . A KENTUCKY COLONEL FORGOTTEN EVENTS OF THE LONG AGO ROBERT G. INGERSOLL XVII . A CAMP - MEETING ORATOR . XVIII . CLEVELAND AS I KNEW HIM XIX . THE UNANIMOUS CHOICE FOR SPEAKER XX . A LAWYER OF THE OLD SCHOOL XXI . HIGH ...
... ILLINOIS XIV . A KENTUCKY COLONEL FORGOTTEN EVENTS OF THE LONG AGO ROBERT G. INGERSOLL XVII . A CAMP - MEETING ORATOR . XVIII . CLEVELAND AS I KNEW HIM XIX . THE UNANIMOUS CHOICE FOR SPEAKER XX . A LAWYER OF THE OLD SCHOOL XXI . HIGH ...
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... Illinois . With the mighty events soon to follow , his name is imperishably linked . But it is not of Lincoln the President , the emancipator , the martyr , we are now to speak . It is of Lincoln 2 SOMETHING OF MEN I HAVE KNOWN.
... Illinois . With the mighty events soon to follow , his name is imperishably linked . But it is not of Lincoln the President , the emancipator , the martyr , we are now to speak . It is of Lincoln 2 SOMETHING OF MEN I HAVE KNOWN.
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... Illinois as it was sixty years ago will readily recall the full meaning of the expression . The district in which Mr. Lincoln practised extended from the counties of Livingston and Woodford upon the north , almost to the Indiana line ...
... Illinois as it was sixty years ago will readily recall the full meaning of the expression . The district in which Mr. Lincoln practised extended from the counties of Livingston and Woodford upon the north , almost to the Indiana line ...
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... Illinois lawyer upon the cir- cuit , a pair of saddle - bags was an indispensable part of his outfit . With these , containing the few books mentioned and a change or two of linen , and supplied with the necessary horse , saddle and ...
... Illinois lawyer upon the cir- cuit , a pair of saddle - bags was an indispensable part of his outfit . With these , containing the few books mentioned and a change or two of linen , and supplied with the necessary horse , saddle and ...
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