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... [ Letter to Mrs. O. H. Browning . Springfield , Illinois , 1 April 1838. ] 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 ...
... [ Letter to Mrs. O. H. Browning . Springfield , Illinois , 1 April 1838. ] 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 ...
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... [ Letter to John T. Stuart . Springfield , Illinois , 1 March 1840. ] 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 ...
... [ Letter to John T. Stuart . Springfield , Illinois , 1 March 1840. ] 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 ...
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... [ Letter to W. G. Anderson . Lawrenceville , Illinois , 31 October 1840. ] 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 ...
... [ Letter to W. G. Anderson . Lawrenceville , Illinois , 31 October 1840. ] 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 ...
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... letter to Miss Mary Speed , dated Bloomington , Illinois , 27 September 1841. ] By the way , a fine example was presented on board the boat for contemplating the effect of condition upon human happiness . A gentleman had purchased ...
... letter to Miss Mary Speed , dated Bloomington , Illinois , 27 September 1841. ] By the way , a fine example was presented on board the boat for contemplating the effect of condition upon human happiness . A gentleman had purchased ...
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... [ Letter to Joshua F. Speed . Springfield , Illinois , 3 February 1842. ] Dear Speed : Your letter of the 25th January came to hand to - day . You well know that I do not feel my own sor- rows much more keenly than I do yours , when I ...
... [ Letter to Joshua F. Speed . Springfield , Illinois , 3 February 1842. ] Dear Speed : Your letter of the 25th January came to hand to - day . You well know that I do not feel my own sor- rows much more keenly than I do yours , when I ...
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