Abraham Lincoln and His Presidency, Volume 1R. Clarke Company, 1904 |
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Page 58
... receiving an ample income . Major Stuart had taken his seat in Congress , and in April ( 1841 ) their partnership was to end . It must be remembered , too , that sedentary life could not but unfavorably affect one hitherto wont to be ...
... receiving an ample income . Major Stuart had taken his seat in Congress , and in April ( 1841 ) their partnership was to end . It must be remembered , too , that sedentary life could not but unfavorably affect one hitherto wont to be ...
Page 61
... received a good educa- tion in the higher schools of her native city , and learned to read and speak the French language in the private school of a French lady , nearly opposite the " Ash- land " mansion of Henry Clay . The house of her ...
... received a good educa- tion in the higher schools of her native city , and learned to read and speak the French language in the private school of a French lady , nearly opposite the " Ash- land " mansion of Henry Clay . The house of her ...
Page 62
... received attentions from two persons who took a lead- ing part , on opposite sides , in the Harrison canvass - one tall and ungainly , yet amiable , modest , kind - hearted , already noted as a speaker and aspiring to a higher posi ...
... received attentions from two persons who took a lead- ing part , on opposite sides , in the Harrison canvass - one tall and ungainly , yet amiable , modest , kind - hearted , already noted as a speaker and aspiring to a higher posi ...
Page 64
... received from his Farmington friends : BLOOMINGTON , ILL . , September 27 , 1841 . Miss Mary Speed , Louisville , Ky .: MY FRIEND : -Having resolved to write to some of your mother's family , and not having the express permission of any ...
... received from his Farmington friends : BLOOMINGTON , ILL . , September 27 , 1841 . Miss Mary Speed , Louisville , Ky .: MY FRIEND : -Having resolved to write to some of your mother's family , and not having the express permission of any ...
Page 83
... received four hundred more , and Cartwright over seven hundred less , than the head of their respective party tickets . Lincoln's plurality over Cartwright was 1,511 , more than one thousand greater than the plurality in the district ...
... received four hundred more , and Cartwright over seven hundred less , than the head of their respective party tickets . Lincoln's plurality over Cartwright was 1,511 , more than one thousand greater than the plurality in the district ...
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