Life of Abraham Lincoln |
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I do but quote from one of those speeches , when I declare that ' I have no purpose , directly or indirectly , to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists . ' I believe I have no lawful right to do so ...
I do but quote from one of those speeches , when I declare that ' I have no purpose , directly or indirectly , to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists . ' I believe I have no lawful right to do so ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 17 |
Lincolns early IndustryHis SchoolsSimplicity of Border LifeDeath of his Mother | 27 |
CHAPTER III | 37 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Life of Abraham Lincoln |
| Author | Josiah Gilbert Holland |
| Publisher | G. Bill, 1866 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 11 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 544 pages |
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