The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... Emancipation Proclamation , he had at that very moment a draft of the Proclamation in his desk and was only holding it for the right occasion . Three days later the Battle of Antietam provided the long - awaited opportunity , and on ...
... Emancipation Proclamation , he had at that very moment a draft of the Proclamation in his desk and was only holding it for the right occasion . Three days later the Battle of Antietam provided the long - awaited opportunity , and on ...
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... purer and holier sort than you have known before . Please present my kind regards to your afflicted mother . Your sincere friend , A. LINCOLN www The Emancipation Proclamation THE Emancipation Proclamation , premature though [ 153 ]
... purer and holier sort than you have known before . Please present my kind regards to your afflicted mother . Your sincere friend , A. LINCOLN www The Emancipation Proclamation THE Emancipation Proclamation , premature though [ 153 ]
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Abraham Lincoln H. Jack Lang. www The Emancipation Proclamation THE Emancipation Proclamation , premature though it was , Lincoln considered the crowning achievement of his labors . Secretary Seward records that on the first day of ...
Abraham Lincoln H. Jack Lang. www The Emancipation Proclamation THE Emancipation Proclamation , premature though it was , Lincoln considered the crowning achievement of his labors . Secretary Seward records that on the first day of ...
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