The Life of Abraham Lincoln: Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches, Letters, and Telegrams Hitherto Unpublished, and Illustrated with Many Reproductions from Original Paintings, Photographs, Etc, Volumen1Lincoln History Society, 1900 |
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... thing that I remember of doing there was one Saturday afternoon ; the other boys planted the corn in what we called the big field ; it contained seven acres - and I dropped the pumpkin seed . I dropped two seeds every other hill and ...
... thing that I remember of doing there was one Saturday afternoon ; the other boys planted the corn in what we called the big field ; it contained seven acres - and I dropped the pumpkin seed . I dropped two seeds every other hill and ...
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... things were grated , even ears of corn , in which slow way , enough meal was sometimes secured for bread . Old tin was used for many other contrivances be- sides the " gritter , " and every scrap was carefully saved . Most of the dishes ...
... things were grated , even ears of corn , in which slow way , enough meal was sometimes secured for bread . Old tin was used for many other contrivances be- sides the " gritter , " and every scrap was carefully saved . Most of the dishes ...
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... things unfamiliar to lit- tle Abraham- " one fine bureau , one table , one set of chairs , one large clothes - chest , cooking utensils , knives , forks , bed- ding , and other articles . " She was a woman of energy , thrift , and ...
... things unfamiliar to lit- tle Abraham- " one fine bureau , one table , one set of chairs , one large clothes - chest , cooking utensils , knives , forks , bed- ding , and other articles . " She was a woman of energy , thrift , and ...
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... The next night we tried again , and the same thing happened — the horse came back to the same place ; and then we concluded that we ought not to LINCOLN FARM IN INDIANA . Present appearance of the quarter 26 LIFE OF LINCOLN.
... The next night we tried again , and the same thing happened — the horse came back to the same place ; and then we concluded that we ought not to LINCOLN FARM IN INDIANA . Present appearance of the quarter 26 LIFE OF LINCOLN.
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... my mother to go , and had constructed a flat- boat large enough to take the few barrels of things we had gathered to New Orleans . A steamer was going down the river . We have , you know , no wharves 38 LIFE OF LINCOLN.
... my mother to go , and had constructed a flat- boat large enough to take the few barrels of things we had gathered to New Orleans . A steamer was going down the river . We have , you know , no wharves 38 LIFE OF LINCOLN.
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Página 33 - There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.
Página 27 - ... to the rule of three." If a straggler supposed to understand Latin happened to sojourn in the neighborhood, he was looked upon as a wizard. There was absolutely nothing to excite ambition for education. Of course, when I came of age I did not know much. Still, somehow, I could read, write and cipher to the rule of three, but that was all.
Página 144 - Resolutions upon the subject of domestic slavery having passed both branches of the General Assembly at its present session, the undersigned hereby protest against the passage of the same. They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy; but that the promulgation of abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than to abate its evils.
Página 127 - While acting as their representative, I shall be governed by their will on all subjects upon which I have the means of knowing what their will is; and upon all others I shall do what my own judgment teaches me will best advance their interests. Whether elected or not, I go for distributing the proceeds of the sales of the public lands to the several States, to enable our State, in common with others, to dig canals and construct railroads without borrowing money and paying the interest on it. If alive...
Página 193 - ... wishes to hinder him. Allow me to assure you that suspicion and jealousy never did help any man in any situation. There may sometimes be ungenerous attempts to keep a young man down; and they will succeed, too, if he allows his mind to be diverted from its true channel to brood over the attempted injury. Cast about and see if this feeling has not injured every person you have ever known to fall into it.
Página 152 - And for the purpose of making the matter as plain as possible, I now say that you can now drop the subject, dismiss your thoughts (if you ever had any) from me forever, and leave this letter unanswered without calling forth one accusing murmur from me.
Página 181 - I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would not be one cheerful face on earth. Whether I shall ever be better, I cannot tell ; I awfully forebode I shall not. To remain as I am is impossible. I must die or be better, as it appears to me.
Página 144 - They believe that the institution of slavery is founded on both injustice and bad policy, but that the promulgation of Abolition doctrines tends rather to increase than abate its evils. They believe that the Congress of the United States has no power under the Constitution to interfere with the institution of slavery in the different States. They believe that the Congress of the United States has the power, under the Constitution, to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, but that the power...
Página 76 - Abraham joined a volunteer company, and, to his own surprise, was elected captain of it. He says he has not since had any success in life which gave him so much satisfaction.
Página 202 - It always seemed to me that slaves would be taken there in about equal numbers, with or without annexation. And if more were taken because of annexation, still there would be just so many the fewer left where they were taken from. It is possibly true, to some extent, that, with annexation, some slaves may be sent to Texas and continued in slavery that otherwise might have been liberated. To whatever extent this may be true, I think annexation an evil. I hold it to be a paramount duty of us in the...