Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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... Kentucky . They were a good family . They were poor , the very poor- est people of the middle class , I might say , - but they were true . " Of this home on the Nolin , young Abraham was to remember little or nothing , for in three or ...
... Kentucky . They were a good family . They were poor , the very poor- est people of the middle class , I might say , - but they were true . " Of this home on the Nolin , young Abraham was to remember little or nothing , for in three or ...
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... Kentucky . One of the last incidents he recalled of his life there was accompanying his mother in her parting visit to the grave of her youngest child , a son who died in infancy . 66 Hard times came with the War of 1812 , and lasted ...
... Kentucky . One of the last incidents he recalled of his life there was accompanying his mother in her parting visit to the grave of her youngest child , a son who died in infancy . 66 Hard times came with the War of 1812 , and lasted ...
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... Kentucky to Illinois , avowedly because he was unwill- ing to bring up his children in the midst of slavery . He was Elder of the Salt River Circuit , Kentucky , in 1808 , belonging to the old Western Conference , which met in that year ...
... Kentucky to Illinois , avowedly because he was unwill- ing to bring up his children in the midst of slavery . He was Elder of the Salt River Circuit , Kentucky , in 1808 , belonging to the old Western Conference , which met in that year ...
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... , and other instruments , while my mother exchanged the luxuries of Lower Virginia for the economy and diligence of a Western housewife . " The historian of early Kentucky , Humphrey Mar- shall , PARENTAGE - CHILDHOOD - YOUTH . 13.
... , and other instruments , while my mother exchanged the luxuries of Lower Virginia for the economy and diligence of a Western housewife . " The historian of early Kentucky , Humphrey Mar- shall , PARENTAGE - CHILDHOOD - YOUTH . 13.
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Joseph Hartwell Barrett. The historian of early Kentucky , Humphrey Mar- shall , spoke from personal knowledge when he said : " Much use was made of the skins of deer for dress , while the buffalo and bear skins were consigned to the ...
Joseph Hartwell Barrett. The historian of early Kentucky , Humphrey Mar- shall , spoke from personal knowledge when he said : " Much use was made of the skins of deer for dress , while the buffalo and bear skins were consigned to the ...
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