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... presidential adventure was about to begin . The hundred days as President Elect in Springfield which were now ending , with their crowds of office - seekers and heavy influx of mail , had not been greatly dissimilar to the routine ...
... presidential adventure was about to begin . The hundred days as President Elect in Springfield which were now ending , with their crowds of office - seekers and heavy influx of mail , had not been greatly dissimilar to the routine ...
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... presidential excursion would be circuitous and slow . Mrs. Lincoln and the two boys could leave home a week later and overtake the party in New York . Such a plan would be more comfortable for the family , and for the head . Lincoln ...
... presidential excursion would be circuitous and slow . Mrs. Lincoln and the two boys could leave home a week later and overtake the party in New York . Such a plan would be more comfortable for the family , and for the head . Lincoln ...
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... Presidents , not with office - seekers , but with you , is the question : Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this ... presidential party found the hotel so jammed that entrance was gained only by a determined wedging operation ...
... Presidents , not with office - seekers , but with you , is the question : Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this ... presidential party found the hotel so jammed that entrance was gained only by a determined wedging operation ...
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NOVEMBER SIXTH | 3 |
A FABIAN FORTNIGHT 77 | 7 |
SECESSION SALVOS | 41 |
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