The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... were those written not in appreciation of successes gained , but in dark hours of defeat , when he knew that his generals had exerted their best efforts . His letters to Gustavus Fox , who failed in his attempt to provision Fort ...
... were those written not in appreciation of successes gained , but in dark hours of defeat , when he knew that his generals had exerted their best efforts . His letters to Gustavus Fox , who failed in his attempt to provision Fort ...
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The meeting , in spite of my attempt to decline it , appointed me one of the delegates ; so that in getting Baker the nomination I shall be fixed a good deal like a fellow who is made a groomsman to a man that has cut him out and is ...
The meeting , in spite of my attempt to decline it , appointed me one of the delegates ; so that in getting Baker the nomination I shall be fixed a good deal like a fellow who is made a groomsman to a man that has cut him out and is ...
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When , early in the war , General Fremont attempted military emancipation , I forbade it , because I did not then think it an indispensable necessity . When , a little later , General Cameron , then Secretary of War , suggested the ...
When , early in the war , General Fremont attempted military emancipation , I forbade it , because I did not then think it an indispensable necessity . When , a little later , General Cameron , then Secretary of War , suggested the ...
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Contents
POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To William H Herndon | 16 |
To Stephen A Douglas | 55 |
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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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