 On Thursday, of last week, two ladies from Tennessee, came before the President, asking the release of their husbands, held as prisoners of war at Johnson's Island. They were put off until Friday, when they came again, and were again put off until Saturday....  Complete Works - Page 279by Abraham Lincoln - 1894Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 972 pages
...himself pronounced his shortest and best speech — the "report" being in his own words as he gave them : On Thursday of last week two ladies from Tennessee...the ladies urged that her husband was a religious man, and on Saturday, when the President ordered the release of the prisoners, he Baid to this lady... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - Presidents United States Biography - 1865 - 232 pages
...then read the following, which is copied verbatim from the familiar handwriting before me : — "' On Thursday of last week two ladies from Tennessee...the ladies urged that her husband was a religious man. On Saturday, when the President ordered the release of the prisoners, he said to this lady, "... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1865 - 838 pages
...think." He then rend the following, which is copied verbatim from the familiar handwriting before me : " On Thursday of last week two ladies from Tennessee...interviews one of the ladies urged that her husband was n religions man. On Saturday, when the President ordered the release of the prisoners, he said to this... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 864 pages
...article in Harper's Magazine already quoted from above, Mr. Brooks says : — " On Thursday of a certain week, two ladies, from Tennessee, came before the...the ladies urged that her husband was a religious man. On Saturday, when the President ordered the release of the prisoner, he said to this lady, 4 You... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - Presidents - 1865 - 866 pages
...article in Harper's Magazine already quoted from above, Mr. Brooks says : — " On Thursday of a certain week, two ladies, from Tennessee, came before the...interviews one of the ladies urged that her husband was a rdigious man. On Saturday, when the President ordered the release of the prisoner, he said to this... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 848 pages
...article in Harper's Magazine already quoted from above, Mr. Brooks says : — "On Thursday of a certain week, two ladies, from Tennessee, came before the...interviews one of the ladies urged that her husband waa O a religious man. On Saturday, when the President ordered the release of the prisoner, he said... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Biography & Autobiography - 1865 - 878 pages
...pronounced his shortest and best speech — the u report " being in his own words as he gave them : On Thursday of last week two ladies from Tennessee...until Saturday. At each of the interviews one of the ladiea urged that her husband was a religious man, and on Saturday, when the President ordered the... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - Presidents - 1865 - 912 pages
...himself pronounced his shortest and best speech — the "report" being in his own words as he gave them : On Thursday of last week two ladies from Tennessee...off until Saturday. At each of the interviews one of tho ladies urged that her husband was a religious man, and on Saturday, when the President ordered... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 886 pages
...article in Harper's Magazine already quoted from above, Mr. Brooks says:— " On Thursday of a certain week, two ladies, from Tennessee, came before the...Saturday. At each of the interviews one of the ladies urjred that her husband was O a religious man. On Saturday, when the President ordered the release... | |
 | American literature - 1865 - 828 pages
...think." He then read the following, which is copied verbatim from tho familiar handwriting before rae : "On Thursday of last week two ladies from Tennessee...Island. They were put off until Friday, when they cnme again, and were again put off tint il Saturday. At each of the interviews one of the ladies urged... | |
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