Abraham LincolnHarper & brothers, 1893 - 542 pages |
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Charles Carleton Coffin. Hanks , of Whitemarsh , found pleasure in her society and asked her to be his wife . 1711 . The autumn leaves were changing , and there was glory on the hills , October 12 , 1711 , when John Hanks and Sarah Evans ...
Charles Carleton Coffin. Hanks , of Whitemarsh , found pleasure in her society and asked her to be his wife . 1711 . The autumn leaves were changing , and there was glory on the hills , October 12 , 1711 , when John Hanks and Sarah Evans ...
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... asked him questions when he stepped down from the pulpit to shake hands with the father and mother . Whatever the mutual attraction may have been , David Elkin and Abraham Lincoln became fast friends . It is plain that the settlers of ...
... asked him questions when he stepped down from the pulpit to shake hands with the father and mother . Whatever the mutual attraction may have been , David Elkin and Abraham Lincoln became fast friends . It is plain that the settlers of ...
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... asked questions which others of his age did not ask . She knows that her work for this life is ended . Her boy stands by her bedside . GRAVE OF NANCY HANKS LINCOLN , PIGEON CREEK , IND . [ From a photograph taken by the author , October ...
... asked questions which others of his age did not ask . She knows that her work for this life is ended . Her boy stands by her bedside . GRAVE OF NANCY HANKS LINCOLN , PIGEON CREEK , IND . [ From a photograph taken by the author , October ...
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... asked her to marry him ; but she had ac- cepted Mr. Johnston in- stead . It was evening when Mr. Lincoln en- tered her home . " Do you remember me , Mrs. Johnston ? " " Oh yes ; you are Tommy Lincoln . It is long since you moved from ...
... asked her to marry him ; but she had ac- cepted Mr. Johnston in- stead . It was evening when Mr. Lincoln en- tered her home . " Do you remember me , Mrs. Johnston ? " " Oh yes ; you are Tommy Lincoln . It is long since you moved from ...
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... asked puzzling questions . The time had come for Pigeon Creek to have a school - house . The settlers felled the trees , cut the trunks into suitable lengths , notched the logs , and rolled them into place . Having no glass , thin ...
... asked puzzling questions . The time had come for Pigeon Creek to have a school - house . The settlers felled the trees , cut the trunks into suitable lengths , notched the logs , and rolled them into place . Having no glass , thin ...
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