 | Osborn Hamiline Oldroyd - 1882 - 614 pages
...FELL, Esq. "Mv DEAR SIR: " Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much...it, I wish it to be modest, and not to go beyond the materials. If it was thought necessary to incorporate anything from any of my speeches, I suppose there... | |
 | 1897 - 590 pages
...other of his competitors for the nomination in the convention of 1860 — Seward, Chase, and Cameron. in the ranks, unless, as I think not probable, the...must have the approval of his own State, and he began towork in earnest for that. " I am not in a position where it would hurt much for me to not be nominated... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1894 - 444 pages
...December 20, 1859. My dear Sir: Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much...it to be modest, and not to go beyond the material. If it were thought necessary to incorporate anything from any of my speeches, I suppose there would... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1894 - 1080 pages
...JW PELL, Esq. My dear Sir : Herewith is a little sketch, as vou requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much...it to be modest, and not to go beyond the material. If it were thought necessary to incorporate anything from any of my speeches, I suppose there would... | |
 | 1896 - 1034 pages
...other of his competitors for the nomination in the convention of 1860 — Seward, Chase, and Cameron. in the ranks, unless, as I think not probable, the...is not much of me. If anything be made out of it, 1 wish it to be modest, and not to go beyond the material." By the opening of 1860 Lincoln had concluded... | |
 | Ida Minerva Tarbell - 1900 - 298 pages
...organization, brought him such proof that his candidacy was generally approved of, that in December, 1859, ne consented to write the " little sketch " of his life...to be modest, and not to go beyond the material." I By the opening of 1860 Lincoln had concluded that, though he might not be a very promising candidate,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - United States - 1900 - 186 pages
...JW Fell, Esq. My dear Sir: Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much...it to be modest, and not to go beyond the material. If it were thought necessary to incorporate anything from any of my speeches, I suppose there would... | |
 | Marshall Everett - United States - 1901 - 568 pages
...which was in these words: "Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much of me. "I was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of... | |
 | Theology - 1906 - 336 pages
...sketch of his life, adding these words :— " Herewith is the little sketch. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much...to be modest, and not to go beyond the material." Still in that same man there loomed a genuine majesty. But it was not a hollow stateliness, like Bonaparte's.... | |
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Herewith is a little sketch, as you requested. There is not much of it, for the reason, I suppose, that there is not much of me. 
