Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War YearsThis biography is drawn from the six volume work on Lincoln and new research uncovered since the original publication. |
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... Seward overwhelming majorities . Michigan , Wisconsin , Minnesota , were a unit for Seward , as were the New York , Massachusetts ( except four who were for Lincoln ) and Cali- fornia delegations . Horace Greeley wired his New York ...
... Seward overwhelming majorities . Michigan , Wisconsin , Minnesota , were a unit for Seward , as were the New York , Massachusetts ( except four who were for Lincoln ) and Cali- fornia delegations . Horace Greeley wired his New York ...
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... Seward . The radicals claimed one more proof that Seward was a backstairs influence paralyzing the President's best intentions . Seward's offending letter had these words : " It seems as if the extreme advocates of African slavery and ...
... Seward . The radicals claimed one more proof that Seward was a backstairs influence paralyzing the President's best intentions . Seward's offending letter had these words : " It seems as if the extreme advocates of African slavery and ...
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... Seward's removal . There is a current rumor that Mr. Seward has already resigned . If so , our opinions are of no consequence on that point . THE PRESIDENT : I thought I told you last evening that Mr. Seward had tendered his resignation ...
... Seward's removal . There is a current rumor that Mr. Seward has already resigned . If so , our opinions are of no consequence on that point . THE PRESIDENT : I thought I told you last evening that Mr. Seward had tendered his resignation ...
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