Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 35
... already showed signs of coming disso- lution . The consolidated interests were found before spring to be in a bad way , and the summer of 1833 had scarcely begun when Berry departed , leaving all the responsibility to Lincoln , who ...
... already showed signs of coming disso- lution . The consolidated interests were found before spring to be in a bad way , and the summer of 1833 had scarcely begun when Berry departed , leaving all the responsibility to Lincoln , who ...
Page 43
... already had a certain local fame at the county seat . " I heard him spoken of by those who knew him , " said Mr. Speed , in 1882 , “ as a won- derful character . They boasted that he could out- wrestle any man in the county , and that ...
... already had a certain local fame at the county seat . " I heard him spoken of by those who knew him , " said Mr. Speed , in 1882 , “ as a won- derful character . They boasted that he could out- wrestle any man in the county , and that ...
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... already named , there were many who were afterward prominent in State or national politics , including James Shields , . Augustus C. French , Robert Smith , John Dougherty , William A. Richardson , and John A. McClernand . At both ...
... already named , there were many who were afterward prominent in State or national politics , including James Shields , . Augustus C. French , Robert Smith , John Dougherty , William A. Richardson , and John A. McClernand . At both ...
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... already included several names that were to be distinguished in the profession and in public life . The United States District Court and the Supreme * These are his own words . Mr. Herndon gives a later date . Court of Illinois soon ...
... already included several names that were to be distinguished in the profession and in public life . The United States District Court and the Supreme * These are his own words . Mr. Herndon gives a later date . Court of Illinois soon ...
Page 51
... already been nominated at Harrisburg for the Presi- dency ; Van Buren's re - nomination was certain in the near future . Here , though little heard of in the wide land , was an opening cannonade - long locally famous as the " great ...
... already been nominated at Harrisburg for the Presi- dency ; Van Buren's re - nomination was certain in the near future . Here , though little heard of in the wide land , was an opening cannonade - long locally famous as the " great ...
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