Life of Abraham Lincoln: For the Young Man and the Sabbath SchoolWestern Tract and Book Society, 1869 - 200 pages |
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Page 45
... hundred miles from Salem , the home of Mr. Lincoln . The Legislature met in De- cember , when the roads were deep and the weather inclement . But he had not the means to pay his way by public conveyance or to pur- chase a horse ; he ...
... hundred miles from Salem , the home of Mr. Lincoln . The Legislature met in De- cember , when the roads were deep and the weather inclement . But he had not the means to pay his way by public conveyance or to pur- chase a horse ; he ...
Page 50
... hundred dollars , but Mr. Lin- coln would not accept a dime of it . At that time it was customary , as now , for the common pleas judges to pass from county to county , holding courts in each , with the differ- ence that the judicial ...
... hundred dollars , but Mr. Lin- coln would not accept a dime of it . At that time it was customary , as now , for the common pleas judges to pass from county to county , holding courts in each , with the differ- ence that the judicial ...
Page 66
... hundred years ago . After the banishment of that race from their possessions in Europe , the Spaniards and Portuguese seized upon the abhorrent traffic , and have practiced it continu- ally since , even after other nations had pro ...
... hundred years ago . After the banishment of that race from their possessions in Europe , the Spaniards and Portuguese seized upon the abhorrent traffic , and have practiced it continu- ally since , even after other nations had pro ...
Page 68
... , of whom one- sixth , or near five hundred thousand , were Afri- can slaves . That convention was almost unani- mously opposed to the continued existence of the GROWTH OF BARBARISM . 69 system of bondage , but 68 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
... , of whom one- sixth , or near five hundred thousand , were Afri- can slaves . That convention was almost unani- mously opposed to the continued existence of the GROWTH OF BARBARISM . 69 system of bondage , but 68 ABRAHAM LINCOLN .
Page 91
... his private apartments , listened to the proclamation , and gave it his hearty approval , except in the num- ber of men called to arms , which he recom- mended should be made at least two hundred thousand . Why emancipation was delayed.
... his private apartments , listened to the proclamation , and gave it his hearty approval , except in the num- ber of men called to arms , which he recom- mended should be made at least two hundred thousand . Why emancipation was delayed.
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