Life of Abraham Lincoln: For the Young Man and the Sabbath SchoolWestern Tract and Book Society, 1869 - 200 pages |
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... returned for his family , and they were soon housed in a new cabin . The little furniture which they had was in the river . To begin with , a bed must be had ; they had no bedstead , and no means of getting one but to make it , and no ...
... returned for his family , and they were soon housed in a new cabin . The little furniture which they had was in the river . To begin with , a bed must be had ; they had no bedstead , and no means of getting one but to make it , and no ...
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... down with all the operator's force upon the corn . When Abraham was about fourteen years old he went occasionally to the horse - mill , ground his corn and returned , the whole trip occupying from four to five days . On one occasion ,
... down with all the operator's force upon the corn . When Abraham was about fourteen years old he went occasionally to the horse - mill , ground his corn and returned , the whole trip occupying from four to five days . On one occasion ,
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... returned home on foot- a weary journey of weeks . The family had attained to years of maturity . Sarah Lincoln , Abraham's only sister , married a man named Aaron Grigsby , and about a year afterward died . His two step - sisters also ...
... returned home on foot- a weary journey of weeks . The family had attained to years of maturity . Sarah Lincoln , Abraham's only sister , married a man named Aaron Grigsby , and about a year afterward died . His two step - sisters also ...
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... returned in the spring the weather was severe , and he , being thinly clad , complained of the cold . One of his colleagues , all of whom were upon horseback , in allusion to his big feet , said : " It is no wonder Abe is cold ; there's ...
... returned in the spring the weather was severe , and he , being thinly clad , complained of the cold . One of his colleagues , all of whom were upon horseback , in allusion to his big feet , said : " It is no wonder Abe is cold ; there's ...
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... returned him for a second term to the Legisla- ture ; this was repeated from time to time , till his professional duties became so onerous that he was compelled to decline further service in that body . HIS COURSE AS A LAWYER CHAPTER ...
... returned him for a second term to the Legisla- ture ; this was repeated from time to time , till his professional duties became so onerous that he was compelled to decline further service in that body . HIS COURSE AS A LAWYER CHAPTER ...
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