The Life and Public Services of Hon. Abraham Lincoln |
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... present subject , by the early death of his father , and very narrow cir- cumstances of his mother , even in childhood , was a wandering , laboring boy , and grew up literally without education . He never did more in the way of writing ...
... present subject , by the early death of his father , and very narrow cir- cumstances of his mother , even in childhood , was a wandering , laboring boy , and grew up literally without education . He never did more in the way of writing ...
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David W. Bartlett. The present subject has no brother or sister of the whole or half blood ; he had a sister , older than him- self , who was grown and married , but died many years ago , leaving no child ; also a brother , younger than ...
David W. Bartlett. The present subject has no brother or sister of the whole or half blood ; he had a sister , older than him- self , who was grown and married , but died many years ago , leaving no child ; also a brother , younger than ...
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... present time , and we give it , as follows : " MARCH 3d , 1837 . " The following protest was presented to the house , which was read and ordered to be spread on the jour- nal , to wit : " Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery ...
... present time , and we give it , as follows : " MARCH 3d , 1837 . " The following protest was presented to the house , which was read and ordered to be spread on the jour- nal , to wit : " Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery ...
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... present session , the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same . " They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy ; but that the pro- mulgation of abolition doctrines tends ...
... present session , the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same . " They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy ; but that the pro- mulgation of abolition doctrines tends ...
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... present this as presenting my own judgment and position , in regard to this case - and I beg it to be understood that I am speaking for no other than myself and while I am willing to present this to the whole world as my own ...
... present this as presenting my own judgment and position , in regard to this case - and I beg it to be understood that I am speaking for no other than myself and while I am willing to present this to the whole world as my own ...
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