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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 22 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 16 16 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 10 0 Browse Search
Francis B. Carpenter, Six Months at the White House 6 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1865., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: April 3, 1863., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 30. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 4 0 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 4 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: April 6, 1863., [Electronic resource] 4 0 Browse Search
Caroline E. Whitcomb, History of the Second Massachusetts Battery of Light Artillery (Nims' Battery): 1861-1865, compiled from records of the Rebellion, official reports, diaries and rosters 2 0 Browse Search
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Francis B. Carpenter, Six Months at the White House, LXXIV. (search)
we sat together in his office one morning,--he absorbed at his desk, and I with my pencil. I looked up in astonishment at the unaccustomed familiarity. Why, Dennis, returned Mr. Lincoln, is this you? Yes, Abe, was the rejoinder; I made up my mind I must come down and see you once while you were President, anyhow. So herens to tell, by the appearance or conversation, which was the President and which the backcoun-tryman, save that from time to time I overheard the man addressed as Dennis refer to family trials and hardships, and intimate that one object of his journey so far, was to see if his old friend could not do something for one of his boys? The response to this was: Now, Dennis, sit down and write out what you want, so that I can have it before me, and I will see what can be done. I have always supposed that this was Dennis Hanks, the early companion and friend of Mr. Lincoln; but my attention at the time being diverted, the matter passed out of my mind, and I