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... give him for his stock? Mr. Green looked about him and replied, only half in earnest, Four hundred dollars. The offer was instantly accepted, and the business transferred to Mr. Green. On the following day Lincoln chanced to come in ...
... give him for his stock? Mr. Green looked about him and replied, only half in earnest, Four hundred dollars. The offer was instantly accepted, and the business transferred to Mr. Green. On the following day Lincoln chanced to come in ...
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... ," he said to a person who once wished him to bring a certain suit, and who now tells the story with profound admiration. "II might give the other parties considerable trouble, and perhaps beat them at law, but there would be no justice in.
... ," he said to a person who once wished him to bring a certain suit, and who now tells the story with profound admiration. "II might give the other parties considerable trouble, and perhaps beat them at law, but there would be no justice in.
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... give significance to all the events of his past. It is true that simply to have mauled rails, and commanded a flat-boat, is not to have performed splendid actions. But the fact that Lincoln has done these things, and has risen above ...
... give significance to all the events of his past. It is true that simply to have mauled rails, and commanded a flat-boat, is not to have performed splendid actions. But the fact that Lincoln has done these things, and has risen above ...
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... give rather amusing results of one of Lincoln's frequent successes. The contest turned upon the annexation of Texas, to which measure Lincoln was opposed, in proportion as he loved and honored Henry Clay. It has been said that no man ...
... give rather amusing results of one of Lincoln's frequent successes. The contest turned upon the annexation of Texas, to which measure Lincoln was opposed, in proportion as he loved and honored Henry Clay. It has been said that no man ...
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... give bounty lands to the surviving volunteer soldiers of the war of 1812, and arguing the propriety of permitting all soldiers holding land warrants, to locate their lands in different parcels, instead of requiring the location to be ...
... give bounty lands to the surviving volunteer soldiers of the war of 1812, and arguing the propriety of permitting all soldiers holding land warrants, to locate their lands in different parcels, instead of requiring the location to be ...
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OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 20 1848 | |
REPRESENTATIVES HALL SPRINGFIELD ILL JUNE | |
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LIVES & SPEECHES OF ABRAHAM LI William Dean 1837-1920 Howells,John Lord 1812-1887 Hayes,Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln No preview available - 2016 |
LIVES & SPEECHES OF ABRAHAM LI William Dean 1837-1920 Howells,John Lord 1812-1887 Hayes,Abraham 1809-1865 Lincoln No preview available - 2016 |
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