Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Joseph Hartwell Barrett. As the autumn and winter ( 1831-2 ) passed , his twenty - third year closing , it became evident that an- other change of his lot was impending . In the spring a steamboat , " The Talisman , " to test the ...
Joseph Hartwell Barrett. As the autumn and winter ( 1831-2 ) passed , his twenty - third year closing , it became evident that an- other change of his lot was impending . In the spring a steamboat , " The Talisman , " to test the ...
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... passed , taking from the Governor the power of appointing State's Attorneys for the several judicial districts , and providing for their choice by the Legislature . Scarcely as yet an expert in the legal pro- fession , he presented ...
... passed , taking from the Governor the power of appointing State's Attorneys for the several judicial districts , and providing for their choice by the Legislature . Scarcely as yet an expert in the legal pro- fession , he presented ...
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... passed removing the State capital from Vandalia to Springfield , a measure due more to the exertions of Lincoln than of any other member , even of the " Long Nine . " The first capital , Kaskaskia , was convenient enough , if not quite ...
... passed removing the State capital from Vandalia to Springfield , a measure due more to the exertions of Lincoln than of any other member , even of the " Long Nine . " The first capital , Kaskaskia , was convenient enough , if not quite ...
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... party except Lincoln to have been irretrievably lost — the act for removal to their locality was passed , to take effect July 4 , 1839 . - CHAPTER IV . 1837-1840 . Admitted to the Bar - POSTMASTER , SURVEYOR , LEGISLATOR . 47.
... party except Lincoln to have been irretrievably lost — the act for removal to their locality was passed , to take effect July 4 , 1839 . - CHAPTER IV . 1837-1840 . Admitted to the Bar - POSTMASTER , SURVEYOR , LEGISLATOR . 47.
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... passed many hours or sometimes a whole day alone . Jogging along on horseback through arduous ways , made still more tedious by mud or flood , he was absorbed in medi- tation or profound study . Sometimes in a vehicle with one or two ...
... passed many hours or sometimes a whole day alone . Jogging along on horseback through arduous ways , made still more tedious by mud or flood , he was absorbed in medi- tation or profound study . Sometimes in a vehicle with one or two ...
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