Anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln's Stories: Including Early Life Stories, Professional Life Stories, White House Stories, War Stories, Miscellaneous StoriesRhodes & McClure, 1887 - 246 pages |
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... Colfax . The final proclamation was signed on New Year's Day , 1863. The President remarked to Mr. Colfax , the same evening , that the signature appeared somewhat tremulous and uneven . " Not , " said he , " because of any uncertainty ...
... Colfax . The final proclamation was signed on New Year's Day , 1863. The President remarked to Mr. Colfax , the same evening , that the signature appeared somewhat tremulous and uneven . " Not , " said he , " because of any uncertainty ...
Page 182
... Colfax and Ashinun , on the evening of his assassin- ation . Marshal Lamon , of Washington , had called upon him with an application for the pardon of a soldier . After a brief hearing the President took the application , and , when ...
... Colfax and Ashinun , on the evening of his assassin- ation . Marshal Lamon , of Washington , had called upon him with an application for the pardon of a soldier . After a brief hearing the President took the application , and , when ...
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... Colfax pleaded other engage- ments - expecting to start on his Pacific trip the next morn- ing . The party passed out on the portico together , the President saying at the very last : " Colfax , don't forget to tell the people of the ...
... Colfax pleaded other engage- ments - expecting to start on his Pacific trip the next morn- ing . The party passed out on the portico together , the President saying at the very last : " Colfax , don't forget to tell the people of the ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 11 |
An Incident of Lincolns Early Hardships | 18 |
The Long Nine Lincoln the Longest of All 424 | 25 |
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