The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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WWWWWWWWWW wwwwwwwww IN an impromptu speech Lincoln points to the many unique coincidences which occurred on the 4th of July , including the deaths of Presidents Jefferson , Adams , Monroe , and the victories just gained at Gettysburg ...
WWWWWWWWWW wwwwwwwww IN an impromptu speech Lincoln points to the many unique coincidences which occurred on the 4th of July , including the deaths of Presidents Jefferson , Adams , Monroe , and the victories just gained at Gettysburg ...
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Since then the Fourth of July has had several very peculiar recognitions . The two men most distinguished in the framing and support of the Declaration were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams - the one having penned it , and the other ...
Since then the Fourth of July has had several very peculiar recognitions . The two men most distinguished in the framing and support of the Declaration were Thomas Jefferson and John Adams - the one having penned it , and the other ...
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LETTER TO ULYSSES S. GRANT Executive Mansion , July 13 , 1863 Y DEAR GENERAL : M I do not remember that you and I ever I met personally . I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimable service you have done the ...
LETTER TO ULYSSES S. GRANT Executive Mansion , July 13 , 1863 Y DEAR GENERAL : M I do not remember that you and I ever I met personally . I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimable service you have done the ...
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To Mary Owens | 7 |
To Joshua F Speed | 15 |
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Publisher | Greenberg, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 17 Nov 2010 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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