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William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik 650 0 Browse Search
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History 172 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 156 0 Browse Search
Francis B. Carpenter, Six Months at the White House 154 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 78 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 36. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 68 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 4. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 64 0 Browse Search
Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 62 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 3. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 52 0 Browse Search
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid 50 0 Browse Search
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John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 2. (search)
Just about a month after the publication of Lincoln's announcement, the Sangamo Journal of April nd of the State. In the memoranda which Mr. Lincoln furnished for a campaign biography, he thusfor volunteers to remain twenty days longer. Lincoln had gone to the frontier to perform real serout as captain, he reenlisted, and became Private Lincoln in Captain Iles's company of mounted volue General Whiteside and Major John T. Stuart, Lincoln's later law partner. The Independent Spy Bat, was finally mustered out on June 16, 1832. Lincoln and his messmate, George M. Harrison, had therepresentatives, and when the returns came in Lincoln was among those defeated. Nevertheless, he mheir undertaking, they offered to sell out to Lincoln and Berry on credit, and took their promissoreying instruments with the daily use of which Lincoln procured bread and kept body and soul togethefluences which brought about the selection of Lincoln are not recorded, but it is suggested that he[11 more...]
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 3. (search)
andidate for Speaker in 1838 and 1840 When Lincoln was appointed postmaster, in May, 1833, the L deputies, and when he became acquainted with Lincoln, and learned his attainments and aptitudes, a3, as there exists a certificate of survey in Lincoln's handwriting signed, J. Calhoun, S. S. C., bt election of 1834, and near the end of April Lincoln published his announcement that he would agaie representatives chosen stood: Dawson, 1390; Lincoln, 1376; Carpenter, 1170; Stuart, 1164. The lohe race. It must be frankly admitted that Lincoln's success at this juncture was one of the mose Lincoln was captain, and who, together with Lincoln, had reenlisted as a private in the Independeleading States in the Mississippi valley. Of Lincoln's share in that legislation, it need only be e negative. No record remains whether or not Lincoln joined in the debate; but, to leave no doubt In view of the great scope and quality of Lincoln's public service in after life, it would be a[9 more...]
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 4. (search)
friendly help Anne Rutledge Mary Owens Lincoln's removal from New Salem to Springfield and h, in advance, consent to be a knave. While Lincoln thus became a lawyer, he did not cease to remroundings greatly stimulated and reinforced Mr. Lincoln's growing experience and spreading acquaintance rather than any definite consent. Later Lincoln shared a room and genial companionship, whichwhat was considered a brilliant marriage. Lincoln's stature and strength, his intelligence and disposition were very much akin to those of Mr. Lincoln himself. It is little wonder, therefore, two years before the death of Anne Rutledge, Mr. Lincoln had seen and made the acquaintance of Miss would become her-Mrs. Able's-brother-in-law. Lincoln, also probably more in jest than earnest, pro autumn of 1836, and in the following April Mr. Lincoln removed to Springfield. Before this occurr formal engagement resulted. In December, Lincoln went to his legislative duties at Vandalia, a[14 more...]
John G. Nicolay, A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln, condensed from Nicolay and Hayes' Abraham Lincoln: A History, Chapter 5. (search)
ression which the Mary Owens affair made upon Lincoln is further shown by one of the concluding phrhe majority was against them; and of these Mr. Lincoln was the tallest both in person and ability,d successful share. In the following summer, Lincoln's name was placed upon the Harrison electorale occurrence, whatever shape it took, threw Mr. Lincoln into a deeper despondency than any he had ybts and perplexities akin to those from which Lincoln had suffered. It now became his turn to givell that anything earthly can realize. When Lincoln heard that Speed was finally married, he wrothievous writers found it necessary to consult Lincoln about how they should frame the political feawhat he should do, and was instructed to give Lincoln's name, and not to mention the ladies. Then to Lincoln demanding retraction and apology, Lincoln's reply that he declined to answer under menaiss Todd together in friendly interviews, and Lincoln's letter to Speed detailing the news of the d[12 more...]