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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... Salem . It was here that Annie Rutlege dwelt , and in whose grave Lincoln wrote that his heart was buried . As the story runs , the fair and gentle Annie was originally John McNamer's sweetheart , but Abe took a " shine " to the young ...
... Salem . It was here that Annie Rutlege dwelt , and in whose grave Lincoln wrote that his heart was buried . As the story runs , the fair and gentle Annie was originally John McNamer's sweetheart , but Abe took a " shine " to the young ...
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... Salem and its rustic people , who once gathered in his primitive store , came a picture of the “ Gen- tle Annie " of his youth , whose ashes had rested for many long years under the wild flowers and brambles of the old rural burying ...
... Salem and its rustic people , who once gathered in his primitive store , came a picture of the “ Gen- tle Annie " of his youth , whose ashes had rested for many long years under the wild flowers and brambles of the old rural burying ...
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... Salem . Among the numerous delegations which thronged Wash- ington in the early part of the war , was one from New York , which urged very strenuously the sending of a fleet to the southern cities - Charleston , Mobile and Savannah ...
... Salem . Among the numerous delegations which thronged Wash- ington in the early part of the war , was one from New York , which urged very strenuously the sending of a fleet to the southern cities - Charleston , Mobile and Savannah ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 11 |
An Incident of Lincolns Early Hardships | 18 |
The Long Nine Lincoln the Longest of All 424 | 25 |
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