Letters and Addresses of Abraham LincolnUnit Book Publishing Company, 1903 - 389 pages |
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... Dear Colonel : I am told that during my absence last week you passed through this place , and stated publicly that you were in possession of a fact or facts which , if known to the public , would entirely destroy the prospects of N. W. ...
... Dear Colonel : I am told that during my absence last week you passed through this place , and stated publicly that you were in possession of a fact or facts which , if known to the public , would entirely destroy the prospects of N. W. ...
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... Dear Madam : Without apologizing for being egotistical , I shall make the history of so much of my life as has elapsed since I saw you the subject of this letter . And , by the way , I now discover that in order to give a full and ...
... Dear Madam : Without apologizing for being egotistical , I shall make the history of so much of my life as has elapsed since I saw you the subject of this letter . And , by the way , I now discover that in order to give a full and ...
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... Dear Stuart : I have never seen the prospects of our party so bright in these parts as they are now . We shall carry this county by a larger majority than we did in 1836 , when you ran against May . I do not think my prospects indi ...
... Dear Stuart : I have never seen the prospects of our party so bright in these parts as they are now . We shall carry this county by a larger majority than we did in 1836 , when you ran against May . I do not think my prospects indi ...
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... Dear Sir : Your note of yesterday is received . In the diffi- culty between us of which you speak , you say you think I was the aggressor . I do not think I was . You say my " words imported insult . " I meant them as a fair set - off ...
... Dear Sir : Your note of yesterday is received . In the diffi- culty between us of which you speak , you say you think I was the aggressor . I do not think I was . You say my " words imported insult . " I meant them as a fair set - off ...
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... dear Speed : Feeling , as you know I do , the deepest solicitude for the success of the enterprise you are engaged in , I adopt this as the last method I can adopt to aid you , in case ( which God forbid ! ) you shall need any aid . I ...
... dear Speed : Feeling , as you know I do , the deepest solicitude for the success of the enterprise you are engaged in , I adopt this as the last method I can adopt to aid you , in case ( which God forbid ! ) you shall need any aid . I ...
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