The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln ...: Together with His State Papers, Including His Speeches, Addresses, Messages, Letters, and Proclamations, and the Closing Scenes Connected with His Life and Death |
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... moved , in 1750 , to that section of Virginia now known as Rockingham County . Thirty years later , Abraham Lin- coln , the grandfather of our late President , finding civil- ization crowding him too closely , and possibly enticed by ...
... moved , in 1750 , to that section of Virginia now known as Rockingham County . Thirty years later , Abraham Lin- coln , the grandfather of our late President , finding civil- ization crowding him too closely , and possibly enticed by ...
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... moved , perhaps , equally by the desire to earn an honest liveli- hood in the shape of " ten dollars a month and found , " and by curiosity to see more of the world , made a trip down the Mississippi to New Orleans , upon a flat - boat ...
... moved , perhaps , equally by the desire to earn an honest liveli- hood in the shape of " ten dollars a month and found , " and by curiosity to see more of the world , made a trip down the Mississippi to New Orleans , upon a flat - boat ...
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... moved the following amendment , instructing the Committee to intro- duce a bill not for the abolition of the slave - trade , but of slavery , within the District : - Resolved , That the Committee on the District of Columbia be ...
... moved the following amendment , instructing the Committee to intro- duce a bill not for the abolition of the slave - trade , but of slavery , within the District : - Resolved , That the Committee on the District of Columbia be ...
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... MOVE- MENT UNCHECKED . The ABRAHAM LINCOLN was elected to be President of the United States on the sixth day of November , 1860 . preliminary canvass had not been marked by any very extraordinary features . Party lines were a good deal ...
... MOVE- MENT UNCHECKED . The ABRAHAM LINCOLN was elected to be President of the United States on the sixth day of November , 1860 . preliminary canvass had not been marked by any very extraordinary features . Party lines were a good deal ...
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... moved the reference of that portion of the President's Message which related to the sectional difficulties of the country , to a select committee of thirteen . This resolution being adopted , Mr. Critten- den immediately afterwards ...
... moved the reference of that portion of the President's Message which related to the sectional difficulties of the country , to a select committee of thirteen . This resolution being adopted , Mr. Critten- den immediately afterwards ...
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