The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... hope that all will yet be well . To His care commending you , as I hope in your prayers you will commend me , I bid you an affectionate farewell . 66 ... shall the liberties of this Country be preserved [ 94 ]
... hope that all will yet be well . To His care commending you , as I hope in your prayers you will commend me , I bid you an affectionate farewell . 66 ... shall the liberties of this Country be preserved [ 94 ]
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... hope with your assurance that you would be off with your expedition at the end of that week , or early in this . It is now the end of this , and I have just been overwhelmed and confounded with the sight of a requisition made by you ...
... hope with your assurance that you would be off with your expedition at the end of that week , or early in this . It is now the end of this , and I have just been overwhelmed and confounded with the sight of a requisition made by you ...
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... , run the batteries with the transports , and thus go be- low ; and I never had any faith , except a general hope that you knew better than I , that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed . When you [ 176 ] To Ulysses S Grant.
... , run the batteries with the transports , and thus go be- low ; and I never had any faith , except a general hope that you knew better than I , that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed . When you [ 176 ] To Ulysses S Grant.
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