The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: As Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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www " Some Thoughts for the President's Consideration " wwwwwww BELIEVING ELIEVING the President incompetent to run the affairs of State in times of crisis , Secretary Seward attempted to take over the reins by submitting a detailed ...
www " Some Thoughts for the President's Consideration " wwwwwww BELIEVING ELIEVING the President incompetent to run the affairs of State in times of crisis , Secretary Seward attempted to take over the reins by submitting a detailed ...
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I thought that in your struggle for the Union , to whatever extent the negroes should cease help- ing the enemy , to that extent it weakened the enemy in his resistance to you . Do you think dif- ferently ? I thought that whatever ...
I thought that in your struggle for the Union , to whatever extent the negroes should cease help- ing the enemy , to that extent it weakened the enemy in his resistance to you . Do you think dif- ferently ? I thought that whatever ...
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It is a truth which I thought needed to be told , and , as whatever of humiliation there is in it falls most directly on myself , I thought others might afford for me to tell it . Truly yours , A. LINCOLN www " Let the thing be pressed ...
It is a truth which I thought needed to be told , and , as whatever of humiliation there is in it falls most directly on myself , I thought others might afford for me to tell it . Truly yours , A. LINCOLN www " Let the thing be pressed ...
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POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To Judge Stephen T Logan | 25 |
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: As Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | World Publishing Company, 1965 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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