Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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... Washington .. PAGE 336 Charles F. Browne. PAGE PAGE Presbyterian Church , Springfield ... Edward Dickinson Baker ... 100 Court - house , Petersburg . ( From a photo- graph taken by the author , 1890 ) .. 104 William Henry Harrison ...
... Washington .. PAGE 336 Charles F. Browne. PAGE PAGE Presbyterian Church , Springfield ... Edward Dickinson Baker ... 100 Court - house , Petersburg . ( From a photo- graph taken by the author , 1890 ) .. 104 William Henry Harrison ...
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... Washington . " ( ) He borrowed the last - named book of Josiah Crawford , and unfortunately laid it where the rain wet the leaves . Mr. Crawford charged him 75 cents for the dam- age done the volume . Having no money , he paid the bill ...
... Washington . " ( ) He borrowed the last - named book of Josiah Crawford , and unfortunately laid it where the rain wet the leaves . Mr. Crawford charged him 75 cents for the dam- age done the volume . Having no money , he paid the bill ...
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... Washington . Congress had passed a law reducing the price of land to $ 1.25 per acre . With whiskey costing only 15 cents a gallon , we need not wonder that men drank more than was good for them . Abraham Lincoln did not drink ...
... Washington . Congress had passed a law reducing the price of land to $ 1.25 per acre . With whiskey costing only 15 cents a gallon , we need not wonder that men drank more than was good for them . Abraham Lincoln did not drink ...
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... Washington , Alexandria , Richmond , Louisville , and St. Louis . Gangs of negroes in chains were taken from Baltimore across the country , or shipped on vessels to southern ports . Steamboats descending the Mississippi River ...
... Washington , Alexandria , Richmond , Louisville , and St. Louis . Gangs of negroes in chains were taken from Baltimore across the country , or shipped on vessels to southern ports . Steamboats descending the Mississippi River ...
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... Washington . " You were at one time , two or three years ago , postmaster at New Salem , I think ? " said the stranger . " Yes , I believe so . " " I think your account has never been settled . " " No , it has not . I have been ...
... Washington . " You were at one time , two or three years ago , postmaster at New Salem , I think ? " said the stranger . " Yes , I believe so . " " I think your account has never been settled . " " No , it has not . I have been ...
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