Abraham Lincoln – TELEGRAM TO MRS. LINCOLN. CITY POINT, VA., April 1, 1865
TELEGRAM TO MRS. LINCOLN. CITY POINT, VA., April 1, 1865 by Abraham Lincoln TELEGRAM TO MRS. LINCOLN. CITY POINT, VA., April 1, 1865. MRS. LINCOLN: At 4.30 P.M. to-day General Grant telegraphs that he has Petersburg completely enveloped from river below to river above, and has captured, since he started last Wednesday, about twelve thousand […]
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Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1865 Fellow-Countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to […]
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Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 6, 1864
Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 6, 1864 by Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 3, 1861 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 1, 1862 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 8, 1863 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 6, 1864 State of […]
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Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 8, 1863
Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 8, 1863 by Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 3, 1861 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 1, 1862 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 8, 1863 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 6, 1864 State of […]
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Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, given November 19, 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged […]
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Abraham Lincoln – The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION: By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATION Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit: “That on the 1st day of January, […]
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Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 1, 1862
Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 1, 1862 by Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 3, 1861 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 1, 1862 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 8, 1863 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 6, 1864 State of […]
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Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 3, 1861
Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 3, 1861 by Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 3, 1861 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 1, 1862 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 8, 1863 Abraham Lincoln State of the Union Address December 6, 1864 State of […]
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Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1861 Fellow-Citizens of the United States: In compliance with a custom as old as the Government itself, I appear before you to address you briefly and to take in your presence the oath prescribed by the Constitution of […]
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Abraham Lincoln Letter – Brief Autobiography
Brief Autobiography Letter by Abraham Lincoln BRIEF AUTOBIOGRAPHY, JUNE 15, 1858. The compiler of the Dictionary of Congress states that while preparing that work for publication, in 1858, he sent to Mr. Lincoln the usual request for a sketch of his life, and received the following reply: Born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. […]
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Abraham Lincoln Letter – On the Mexican War
On the Mexican War Letter by Abraham Lincoln ON THE MEXICAN WAR TO WILLIAM H. HERNDON. WASHINGTON, February 15, 1848. DEAR WILLIAM:—Your letter of the 29th January was received last night. Being exclusively a constitutional argument, I wish to submit some reflections upon it in the same spirit of kindness that I know actuates you. […]
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