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... votes-and whose past ceases to concern them in proportion as his present employs them-will not be numbered with those immortal books which survive the year of their publication. It does not challenge criticism; it fulfills the end of ...
... votes-and whose past ceases to concern them in proportion as his present employs them-will not be numbered with those immortal books which survive the year of their publication. It does not challenge criticism; it fulfills the end of ...
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... vote was almost unanimous in his favor; though he had only arrived from the war and announced himself as a candidate ten days before the election. Indeed, he received, at this election, one more vote in his precinct than both of the ...
... vote was almost unanimous in his favor; though he had only arrived from the war and announced himself as a candidate ten days before the election. Indeed, he received, at this election, one more vote in his precinct than both of the ...
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... vote than that given to any other candidate. As a legislator he served his constituents so well that he was three times afterward returned to his place; in 1836, in 1838, and in 1840. He then terminated his legislative career by a ...
... vote than that given to any other candidate. As a legislator he served his constituents so well that he was three times afterward returned to his place; in 1836, in 1838, and in 1840. He then terminated his legislative career by a ...
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... voted for a bill to incorporate agricultural societies; for the improvement of public roads; for the incorporation of various institutions of learning; for the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal; he always fostered the ...
... voted for a bill to incorporate agricultural societies; for the improvement of public roads; for the incorporation of various institutions of learning; for the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal; he always fostered the ...
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... vote against Stephen A. Douglas, was on the election of that politician to the Attorney-Generalship by the Legislature. He twice voted for the Whig candidates for the United States Senate. Otherwise than in the election of Senators ...
... vote against Stephen A. Douglas, was on the election of that politician to the Attorney-Generalship by the Legislature. He twice voted for the Whig candidates for the United States Senate. Otherwise than in the election of Senators ...
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OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 20 1848 | |
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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 |
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