The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... hold , occupy , and possess the property and places belonging to the government , and to collect the duties and imposts . " This had your distinct approval at the time ; and , taken in con- nection with the order I immediately gave Gen ...
... hold , occupy , and possess the property and places belonging to the government , and to collect the duties and imposts . " This had your distinct approval at the time ; and , taken in con- nection with the order I immediately gave Gen ...
Page 106
... hold out till the 15th instant without any great inconvenience , and had pre- pared an expedition to relieve you before that period . Hoping still that you will be able to sustain yourself [ 106 ] To Major Robert Anderson.
... hold out till the 15th instant without any great inconvenience , and had pre- pared an expedition to relieve you before that period . Hoping still that you will be able to sustain yourself [ 106 ] To Major Robert Anderson.
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... hold what we have in the West , open the Mississippi , and take Chattanooga and East Tennessee without more . A reasonable force should in every event be kept about Washington for its protection . Then let the country give us a hundred ...
... hold what we have in the West , open the Mississippi , and take Chattanooga and East Tennessee without more . A reasonable force should in every event be kept about Washington for its protection . Then let the country give us a hundred ...
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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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