Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright
Pistol and Revolver Shooting 1922 Hardcover
2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - German Pages 278. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1922. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover
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Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright
Pistol and revolver shooting Outing handbooks
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Abraham Lincoln Himmelwright
Pistol And Revolver Shooting
Kennelly Press 2010-03-16. Paperback. Good. Kennelly Press paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1445531984 ISBN : 1445531984 9781445531984
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Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright
Pistol and Revolver Shooting
Nabu Press 2010-03-04. Paperback. Good. Nabu Press paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1146428316 ISBN : 1146428316 9781146428316
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Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright
Pistol And Revolver Shooting
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1163090433 ISBN : 1163090433 9781163090435
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Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright
Pistol And Revolver Shooting
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2010-09-10. Hardcover. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC hardcover
Bookseller reference : SONG1163488410 ISBN : 1163488410 9781163488416
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Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright
Pistol And Revolver Shooting
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2007-01-17. Paperback. Used:Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : DADAX1430487585 ISBN : 1430487585 9781430487586
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Abraham Lincoln Artman Himmelwright
Pistol And Revolver Shooting
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2007-01-17. Paperback. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1430487585 ISBN : 1430487585 9781430487586
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Abraham Lincoln
Poems of Abraham Lincoln Books of American Wisdom
Applewood Books. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy with their stickers and or stamps. Applewood Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3185838332 ISBN : 1557091331 9781557091338
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Abraham Lincoln
Poems of Abraham Lincoln Little Books of Wisdom
Applewood Books. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. Applewood Books unknown
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Abraham Lincoln
Poems of Abraham Lincoln Little Books of Wisdom
1991-06-01. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Bookseller reference : 1557091331q ISBN : 1557091331 9781557091338
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Abraham Lincoln
Poems of Abraham Lincoln Little Books of Wisdom
1991-06-01. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
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Abraham Lincoln
Poems of Abraham Lincoln Little Books of Wisdom
Applewood Books 1991-03-01. Hardcover. Used:Good. Applewood Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : DADAX1557091331 ISBN : 1557091331 9781557091338
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Abraham Lincoln
Poems of Abraham Lincoln Little Books of Wisdom
Applewood Books. Used - Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Applewood Books unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP64922896 ISBN : 1557091331 9781557091338
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Abraham Lincoln
Poems of Abraham Lincoln Little Books of Wisdom
Applewood Books 1991-03-01. Hardcover. Good. Applewood Books hardcover
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Abraham Lincoln
Poetry and Prose By A. Lincoln
Privately Printed at Kingsport P 1956-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Privately Printed at Kingsport P hardcover
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Abraham Lincoln
Poetry and Prose By A. Lincoln
Kingsport Tenn.: Privately Printed at Kingsport Press Inc. 1956 One of 1500 copies. Prospectus laid in. Name written neatly on endpaper otherwise a clean copy. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Glassine Jacket. Privately Printed at Kingsport Press, Inc. hardcover
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Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858
Follett Foster and Company; Columbus OH 1860. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo hardcover. No dj brown cloth. Fair condition. Missing backstrip; front cover detached. Light scattered foxing and spotting to first and last few pages. Contents clean no marking or writing. Binding still secure. 268 pp. A rebinding candidate for this first edition of a seminal political title. Follett, Foster and Company; Columbus, OH hardcover
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas . 1860 Leather Bound
2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1860. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English Pages 277. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stehen A. Douglas . 1860 Leather Bound
2019. Leather Bound. New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back 1860. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English Pages 281. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas . 1860 Hardcover
2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - English Pages 277. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1860. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1111002291933
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas . 1860
2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - English Pages 277. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1860. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback
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Abraham Lincoln
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln And Hon. Stephen A. Douglas In The Celebrated Campaign Of 1853 In Illinois
2007-01-17. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Bookseller reference : 1430469536n ISBN : 1430469536 9781430469537
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois 1860 Hardcover
2018. Hardcover. New. Size: 18.78 x 25.13 cms Lang: - English Pages 278. Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back 1860. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1111005136935 ISBN : 8888006977194 8888006977
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois 1860
2018. Softcover. New. Size: 17.78 x 24.13 cms Lang: - English Pages 278. Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back 1860. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback
Bookseller reference : PB1111005136935 ISBN : 4444006628995 4444006628
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stehen A. Douglas . 1860
2020. Paperback. New. Lang: - English Pages 281. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1860. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stehen A. Douglas . 1860 Hardcover
2020. Hardcover. New. Lang: - English Pages 281. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1860. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Any type of Customisation is possible with extra charges. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois 1860 Hardcover
2017. Hardcover. New. Size: 18.78 x 25.13 cms Lang: - English Pages 278. Reprinted in 2017 with the help of original edition published long back 1860. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1111004365580 ISBN : 9387217418 9789387217416
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois 1860
2017. Softcover. New. Size: 17.78 x 24.13 cms Lang: - English Pages 278. Reprinted in 2017 with the help of original edition published long back 1860. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback
Bookseller reference : PB1111004365580 ISBN : 4444006553242 4444006553
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas Alonzo T Jones
Political speeches and debates of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas 1854-1861 . 1895 Hardcover
2017. Hardcover. New. Size: 14.34 x 22.59 cms Lang: - English Pages 579. Reprinted in 2017 with the help of original edition published long back 1895. This book is Printed in black & white Hardcover sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1111001156331 ISBN : 9353125472 9789353125479
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas Alonzo T Jones
Political speeches and debates of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas 1854-1861 . 1895
2017. Softcover. New. Size: 13.34 x 21.59 cms Lang: - English Pages 579. Reprinted in 2017 with the help of original edition published long back 1895. This book is Printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Soft Cover HARDCOVER EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. paperback
Bookseller reference : PB1111001156331 ISBN : 4444006529578 4444006529
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Abraham Lincoln
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln And Hon. Stephen A. Douglas In The Celebrated Campaign Of 1853 In Illinois
2007-07-25. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Bookseller reference : 0548171505 ISBN : 0548171505 9780548171509
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Abraham Lincoln
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stehen A. Douglas
2009-09-23. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Bookseller reference : 1115358243n ISBN : 1115358243 9781115358248
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln And Hon. Stephen A. Douglas In The Celebrated Campaign Of 1853 In Illinois
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1163095737 ISBN : 1163095737 9781163095737
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois; including the preceding speeches of . speeches of Abraham Lincoln in Ohio in 1859
Nabu Press 2010-06-20. Paperback. Good. Nabu Press paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG117532227X ISBN : 117532227X 9781175322272
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas in the celebrated campaign of 1858 in Illinois; including the preceding . great speeches of Mr. Lincoln in Ohio in 185
Nabu Press 2010-06-25. Paperback. Good. Nabu Press paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1175773034 ISBN : 1175773034 9781175773036
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Abraham Lincoln
Political Speeches and Debates of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas 1854-1861
HardPress Publishing 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good. HardPress Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG129034180X ISBN : 129034180X 9781290341806
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Abraham Lincoln
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stehen A. Douglas in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858 in Illinois; Including the Preceedings . Great Speeches of Mr. Lincoln in Ohio in 1
HardPress Publishing 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good. HardPress Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1290341397 ISBN : 1290341397 9781290341394
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln And Hon. Stephen A. Douglas In The Celebrated Campaign Of 1853 In Illinois
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2007-07-25. Hardcover. Used:Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC hardcover
Bookseller reference : DADAX0548171505 ISBN : 0548171505 9780548171509
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Abraham Lincoln Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln And Hon. Stephen A. Douglas In The Celebrated Campaign Of 1853 In Illinois
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2007-01-17. Paperback. Used:Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : DADAX1430469536 ISBN : 1430469536 9781430469537
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Abraham Lincoln; Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln And Hon. Stephen A. Douglas In The Celebrated Campaign Of 1853 In Illinois
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2007-07-25. Hardcover. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC hardcover
Bookseller reference : SONG0548171505 ISBN : 0548171505 9780548171509
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Abraham Lincoln
Political debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas
University of Michigan Library 1899-01-01. Hardcover. Good. University of Michigan Library hardcover
Bookseller reference : SONG1418114529 ISBN : 1418114529 9781418114527
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Abraham Lincoln; Stephen Arnold Douglas
Political Debates Between Hon. Abraham Lincoln And Hon. Stephen A. Douglas In The Celebrated Campaign Of 1853 In Illinois
Kessinger Publishing LLC 2007-01-17. Paperback. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1430469536 ISBN : 1430469536 9781430469537
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
President Lincoln Seeks Appointment to Naval Academy for His Wife’s Young Cousin
<p><b>ABRAHAM LINCOLN.</b>Autograph Letter Signed to Gideon Welles August 21 1863 Washington D.C. 1 p. 4â…ž x 8 in. </p><br /><p><b>Complete Transcript</b></p><p><i>Executive Mansion</i></p><p><i>Washington Aug 21 1863.</i></p><p><i>Hon. Secretary of the Navy</i></p><p><i>My dear Sir</i></p><p> <i>You will oblige me very much if you can find a place to appoint John T. Grimsley of Springfield Illinois to the Naval School.</i></p><p><i>Yours very truly</i></p><p><i>A. Lincoln</i></p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>In 1861 Abraham and Mary Lincoln packed a trunk with clothing and other articles including some of Lincoln's important political manuscripts. When they departed for Washington D.C. they left it for safekeeping with Mary's cousin Elizabeth Todd Grimsley. The trunk remained in that family until John Todd Grimsley the subject of this letter parted with it in 1919. We have had the privilege of handling the trunk and also several manuscripts that had been inside including Lincoln's House Divided Speech.</p><p>Elizabeth Todd Grimsley 1825-1895 was Mary Lincoln's first cousin; her father Dr. John Todd and Mary's father Robert Smith Todd were brothers. Elizabeth Todd had been born in Edwardsville Illinois where her father had moved from Kentucky beginning the migration of a large group of Todds to central Illinois. He moved his family to Springfield in 1827 and there Elizabeth served as a bridesmaid in her cousin Mary's wedding to Abraham Lincoln in November 1842. Elizabeth married Harrison J. Grimsley in 1846 and they had two children before his death in 1865. When the Lincoln family went to Washington for Lincoln's inauguration Elizabeth Grimsley accompanied them and remained at the White House for six months. She took shopping trips to northern cities with Mary Lincoln and often took care of Willie and Tad Lincoln. She and her cousin Mary both thought that the president should appoint her as postmistress in Springfield but he feared discontent among his supporters there. She resumed her request for the position in 1864 but again was unsuccessful.</p><p>On June 6 1863 President Abraham Lincoln sent a message to Elizabeth Todd Grimsley in Springfield: "Is your John ready to enter the Naval-School If he is telegraph me his full name" John was fifteen and a half years old at the time. Two days later she responded by telegram "My son's name is John Todd Grimsley."</p><p>Two months later Lincoln wrote an endorsement on the back of a letter written by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles to Robert J. Sperry whom Welles had dismissed for insubordination neglect of studies and having "a most obscene book."Lincoln told Welles "I am under obligation to give the first appointment to the Naval School in my power to John T. Grimsley of Illinois and no other commital must supersede this obligation. After saying this much I add that I would be glad for the boy within named Sperry to have another chance if at all consistent with the service."</p><p>On August 14 Lincoln wrote to "My dear Cousin Lizzie" that he could make twenty appointments to the Naval School. By law ten of them had to be from families of meritorious naval officers while the other ten had no restrictions. "You see at once that if I have a vacancy in the first class I can not appoint Johnny to it; and I have intended for months and still intend to appoint him to the very first vacancy I can get in the other class."</p><p>A week later Lincoln made this request of Secretary Welles who that same day signed a letter ordering John T. Grimsley to report to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy at Newport Rhode Island between September 20 and September 30 to take an admissions examination. If he passed he would become a Midshipman and "a pupil of the Naval Academy" and receive reimbursement for his traveling expenses. If he failed he would receive neither the appointment nor his traveling expenses. Three days later Lincoln again wrote to Elizabeth Grimsley that "I mail the papers to you to-day appointing Johnny to the Naval-School." It appears however that despite Lincoln's efforts John Grimsley did not gain admission to the Naval Academy.</p><p>Even as Lincoln was endeavoring to find a place at the naval academy for his wife's cousin crises arose around the nation requiring his attention. The Army of the Potomac was recovering in northern Virginia after the bloody Battle of Gettysburg the month before and the Army of the Cumberland was moving toward Chattanooga from the west. On August 10 Lincoln first met Frederick Douglass who had come to Washington to protest the army's discrimination against African American soldiers. On August 21 William Quantrill and his Confederate guerrillas attacked the town of Lawrence Kansas and killed more than 150 men and boys. In response General Thomas Ewing Jr. issued an order four days later evicting Missourians in four counties from their homes near the Kansas border to prevent both Unionist and Confederate depredations. Lincoln approved the order. And in Washington Ford's Theater reopened on August 27 after a destructive fire forced the owner to rebuild.</p><p>The U.S. Naval Academy was established in 1845 at Annapolis Maryland. It temporarily relocated during the Civil War to Newport Rhode Island. On May 8 1861 the USS <i>Constitution</i> also known as "Old Ironsides" and the steamer <i>Baltic</i> arrived in Newport with the officers professors and some 130 midshipmen of the Academy.</p><p>In the fall of 1863 regular examinations of hundreds of candidates began and during September and October the Naval Academy admitted 82 midshipmen. Grimsley was not among them. There were five new midshipmen from Illinois including Gratiot Washburne 1849-1886 the son of Congressman Elihu B. Washburne of Galena.</p><p><b>John Todd Grimsley</b> 1848-1920 was born in Springfield Illinois to Harrison Grimsley and Elizabeth Todd Grimsley. John T. Grimsley was educated in the city schools and became a merchant in Springfield from the late 1860s into the 1890s in the dry goods firm of Herndon & Co. In 1871 he married Cornelia Messler the daughter of a minister from New Jersey. They had one child.</p><p><b>Gideon Welles</b> 1802-1878 was a Connecticut native journalist Democratic state legislator Hartford Postmaster and Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing for the Navy early in his career. In the 1848 presidential election Welles left the Democratic Party over the issue of the expansion of slavery. Welles founded an influential Republican organ the <i>Hartford Evening Press</i> in 1856. Abraham Lincoln appointed Welles as Secretary of the Navy and Welles was highly effective in mobilizing the resources of the country for an extensive blockade and offensive operations against the Confederacy. Abraham Lincoln nicknamed Welles his "Neptune" and Welles served as Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869.</p>
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
President Lincoln Vouches for a Maryland Unionist Congressman
<p>"<i>I esteem Gov. Francis Thomas as an able and very true man. I do not know that he agrees with me in everything—perhaps he does not; but he has given me evidence of sincere friendship & as I think of patriotism.</i>"</p> <b>ABRAHAM LINCOLN.</b>Autograph Letter Signed to Robert C. Schenck May 31 1863 Washington D.C. 1 p.<p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Complete Transcript</b></p><p><i>Private</i></p><p><i>Executive Mansion</i></p><p> <i>Washington May 31 1863.</i></p><p><i>Major Gen. Schenck</i></p><p><i>Baltimore Md.</i></p><p> <i>I have been requested to say what I very truly can that I esteem Gov. Francis Thomas as an able and very true man. I do not know that he agrees with me in everything—perhaps he does not; but he has given me evidence of sincere friendship & as I think of patriotism.</i></p><p><i>Yours truly</i></p><p><i>A. Lincoln.</i></p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>Lincoln had served in Congress together with fellow Whig Robert C. Schenck in the 1840s and made Schenck a Major General at the beginning of the war. Severely wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run in August 1862 Schenck was given command of the Middle Department. He firmly supported the Unconditional Unionists from his headquarters in Baltimore and despite the necessity of tact in the politically sensitive border state of Maryland had little tolerance for middle ground.</p><p>In July 1861 Secretary of War Simon Cameron with the president's encouragement had authorized Thomas to raise four regiments of loyal citizens from western Maryland for the protection of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. A month later Thomas recommended and Lincoln endorsed three officers for the 1st Maryland Regiment Potomac Home Guard.</p><p>In early September 1862 Thomas sent Lincoln a lengthy private letter: "Our acquaintance is very limited…and it may be presumptuous in me to write this letter." Nevertheless he continued "In my humble judgment <u>all</u> the evils now threatening seriously the utter ruin of the country are to be traced to the error consumatted in the organization of your Cabinet. There is not so far as my knowledge extends at the head of any one of the Departments a single individual who has come into your Administration under the right influences…" "Now I have watched with the deepest anxiety" Thomas informed Lincoln "all or nearly all of your difficulties have their origin in the fact that you have Presidential aspirants in your cabinet and Presidential aspirants in your own party outside of your cabinet all of whom have their partisans in the Senate and House of Representatives." The "vast interests at stake" demanded that Lincoln reorganize his cabinet and announce his own candidacy for reelection.</p><p>Two months later Lincoln's cabinet crisis reached a boiling point when Radical Republican senators demanded Secretary of State William H. Seward's resignation. Lincoln called the senators to a meeting with every member of the cabinet except Seward who had offered his resignation. Lincoln asked if the cabinet had freely debated issues and offered input before important decisions were made. The cabinet agreed that they had. Chase who had painted a picture to the senators of Seward and Lincoln running roughshod over the cabinet was cleverly chastened and offered his resignation. Lincoln refused the resignations of Seward and Chase thus maintaining intact his now famous "team of rivals" and keeping the senate at bay.</p><p>Despite his criticism Thomas was also supportive. On April 23 1863 he was one of the speakers at a mass meeting of Unconditional Union men of Allegany County Maryland. Thomas "accorded to President Lincoln the purest motives and a patriotic determination to crush the rebellion and restore peace and prosperity to the country. He said that power and responsibility must rest somewhere and that he was willing to confide in the President and sustain him to the fullest extent in carrying out the measures adopted by Congress for prosecuting the war. He spoke of the emancipation proclamation of the President as a retaliatory measure for the confiscation acts of the southern conspirators and said it was a war measure calculated to subdue the rebels who had raised the standard of rebellion without any justifiable cause."</p><p>Despite the unsolicited advice and criticism Lincoln offered this honest testimonial. It isn't clear if this answered a request of Thomas or a mutual contact or if Lincoln wrote it to send Thomas with his own purpose in mind. In mid-April Schenck who had a reputation for ham-handed harshness ordered at least eight persons charged with "using treasonable language" or "disloyal practices" in Baltimore to be exiled to the South. Less than a week later he had two newspaper editors from smaller towns in Maryland sent South for "having published treasonable articles." On May 28 three days before Lincoln penned this letter Schenck and Maryland Governor Augustus W. Bradford visited Pennsylvania Governor Andrew G. Curtin in Harrisburg to discuss "the more effectual protection of the southern borders of Pennsylvania and Maryland against any further incursions of rebel cavalry." Schenck and the two governors then left for Washington. Within a month the entire Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was in Pennsylvania heading for a conflict at Gettysburg.</p><p>In mid-July 1863 a few weeks after writing this private letter Lincoln told his secretary John Hay that General Henry W. Halleck "thinks Schenck never had a military idea & never will learn one. however you may doubt or disagree with Halleck he is very apt to be right in the end."</p><p>Schenck resigned from the army in December 1863 after again winning election to Congress. On the other hand Lincoln maintained his trust of Thomas.</p><p>On July 5 1864 Confederate General Jubal Early crossed the Potomac River at Harper's Ferry with a corps of the Army of Northern Virginia aiming at Washington. General Lew Wallace's determined resistance near Frederick Maryland delayed the advance by a day providing defenders in Washington critical time to prepare. After the Confederate army withdrew into Virginia on July 14 Major General David Hunter ordered the provost marshal in Frederick to arrest "all male secessionists with their families" and force those who had given "undue sympathy" to the Confederates to sell their furniture for the benefit of Union families who had lost possessions during the incursion and to seize the sympathizers' houses for government use. By August 1 Major John I. Yellott had placed twenty-three southern sympathizers and their families under house arrest.</p><p>On August 3 Lincoln ordered the Secretary of War to suspend Hunter's order and have Hunter send a report of the charges against each individual. Hunter requested to be relieved of command a wish that was soon granted.On August 13 Thomas protested to fellow Marylander and Postmaster General Montgomery Blair writing that the arrests of "quiet inoffensive citizens who have not publicly given by words or acts encouragement to the enemy cannot but be mischievous." The President asked Thomas to investigate.</p><p>In September Thomas reported back. With the exception of two already discharged and two others charged with "a grave offence" who "ought to have an opportunity to establish their innocence" Thomas recommended that the President order the release of all the others on the list. Thomas followed up later that year reporting that specific charges had been made against only John W. Baughman an editor of the <i>Republican Citizen</i>newspaper in Frederick who had been sent South and against John Ruck and Isaack Ruck who were like the others on the list still under arrest at their homes in Frederick. On January 21 1865 Lincoln ordered all but Baughman discharged.</p><p>Lincoln's unmatched ability to take advice from all sides and to work with capable men whose own ambitions sometimes conflicted with Lincoln's views is reflected in our letter.</p><p><b>Robert C. Schenck</b> 1809-1890 was born in Ohio and graduated from Miami University in 1827. He received a master's degree in 1830 studied law under Thomas Corwin and gained admission to the bar in 1831. He moved to Dayton Ohio and opened a successful law practice. After serving in the state legislature he represented his district in Congress from 1841 to 1851 when President Millard Fillmore appointed him as U.S. Minister to Brazil. Schenck served there until 1853. In 1859 he gave perhaps the first public endorsement of Lincoln for the Presidency in a speech in Dayton. At the beginning of the Civil War Lincoln commissioned Schenck as a brigadier general and he served in both Battles of Bull Run and in the 1862 Valley Campaign. He was wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run and held an administrative post in Maryland while recovering. He resigned his commission in December 1863 after election to Congress where he served again until 1871. President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him as U.S. Minister to Great Britain a position he held until 1876 though his involvement in an American mining scandal left him thoroughly discredited.</p><p><b>Francis Thomas</b> 1799-1876 was born in Frederick County Maryland attended college in Annapolis and was admitted to the bar in 1820. He began a practice in Frankville in western Maryland and served in the state legislature in 1822 1827 and 1829. From 1831 to 1833 he served in the U.S. House of Representatives. Thomas served as governor of Maryland from 1842 to 1845 but his term and political future was marred by his public and contentious divorce from his much younger wife Sally Campbell Preston McDowell the daughter of the governor of Virginia.Thomas was a strong opponent of slavery which was unusual in a border state like Maryland. Defeated for reelection in 1844 he served in the state constitutional convention of 1850. He was again elected to Congress in 1860 serving until 1869 as a Unionist an Unconditional Unionist and then a Republican. From 1870 to 1872 he was collector of internal revenue for Maryland and then U.S. Minister to Peru from 1872 to 1875. He was killed when struck by a locomotive near his estate in Frankville.</p>
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
President Lincoln & His Most Profitable Client the Illinois Central Railroad
<p>Less than six years after he successfully sued the Illinois Central for legal fees President Lincoln faces another problem with the railroad now vital for the transportation of Union troops. In another dispute over payments he tells his Secretary of War <i>"If I had the leisure which I have not I believe I could settle it; but prima facie it appears to me we better settle the account ourselves."</i></p> <b>ABRAHAM LINCOLN.</b>Autograph Letter Signed <i>"A. Lincoln"</i> as President to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton May 23 1863. <i>"Executive Mansion Washington"</i>stationery 2 pp. on one sheet 7¾ x 9¾ in. With front panel of original envelope to which Lincoln has added an Autograph Note Signed and Stanton has also added an Autograph Note Signed.<p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Transcript</b></p><p>Executive Mansion</p><p><i> Washington May 23 1863</i></p><p><i>Hon Secy of War</i></p><p><i>My dear Sir</i></p><p><i>In order to construct the Illinois Central Railroad a large grant of land was made by the United States to the State of Illinois which land was again given to the Railroad Company by the State in certain provisions of the Charter. By the U.S. grant certain previleges </i>sic<i>were attempted to be secured from the contemplated Railroad to the U.S. and by the Charter certain per centage of the income of the road was to be from time to time paid to the State of Illinois. At the beginning of the present war the Railroad did certain carrying for the U.S. for which it claims pay; and as I understand the U.S. claims that at least part of this the road was bound to do without pay. Though attempts have been made to settle the matter it remains unsettled; meanwhile the Road refuses to pay the per-centage to the State. This delay is working badly; and I understand the delay exists because of there being no definite decision whether the U.S. will settle its own account with the Railroad or will allow the State to settle it & account to the State for it. If I had the leisure which I have not I believe I could settle it; but prima facie it appears to me we better settle the account ourselves because that will save us all question as to whether the <2> State deals fairly with us in the settlement of our account with a third party – the R.R. I wish you would see Mr. Butler late our State Treasurer and see if something definite can not be done in the case.</i></p><p><i> Yours truly A Lincoln"</i></p><p><b>Historical Background</b></p><p>Lincoln had a long prior relationship with the Illinois Central Railroad. In 1851 although not a member of the state legislature he participated in the struggle over the passage of the railroad's charter. Its 705 mile-long track was completed in 1856 making it the longest in the country. Lincoln represented the Illinois Central in 45 cases in the 1850s mostly as defense attorney. The Mr. Butler mentioned was William Butler 1797-1876. He and Lincoln became friends when Butler was Clerk of the Sangamon County Circuit Court 1836-1841 and Lincoln a circuit lawyer. Butler later served as Illinois State Treasurer 1859-1862.</p><p>Illinois had granted the railroad an exemption for all state taxes on the condition that it pay an annual "charter tax." However the McLean County assessor levied a $428.57 tax on the railroad's 118 acres in that county. The railroad claimed that the General Assembly act chartering the railroad exempted it from such taxes. The railroad retained Lincoln and sued to prevent the County from selling railroad land to pay taxes. The parties agreed to go to the Illinois Supreme Court where the only question would be whether the county had a lawful right to tax the railroad's property. In <i>Illinois Central RR v. McLean County Illinois & Parke</i> Justice Scates ruled that the charter was constitutional and that the legislature and the state could exempt property from taxation. Lincoln received $200 for his services in both courts. After consulting with fellow attorneys Lincoln told the railroad he deserved more. According to the "Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln" website in April 1857 he sued over fees. The jury awarded Lincoln $5000 a huge sum at the time. The railroad chose not to appeal and Lincoln continued to handle cases for the railroad until 1860.</p><p>Thomas Walker writing in <i>The Northern Railroads in the Civil War 1861-1865</i>asserts "In April 1861 a military force of 8000 to 9000 troops was concentrated at Cairo and the Illinois Central railroad for 253 miles south of the Terre Haute and Alton was used chiefly for transportation of troops and stores . The government paid cheap rates in return for the land grants originally made to aid in the building of the railroad. Since the actual cost of operating the troop trains was 1.8¢ a mile the return of 1.3¢ made the business a losing proposition and took away potential profits from local traffic … and troops proved to be a severe hardship on the passenger cars ."</p><p>The ongoing dispute threatened to slow the movement of troops. Though Lincoln knew he could use his personal knowledge and connections to end the impasse he had more pressing matters to attend. On the day he wrote this letter Saturday May 23 1863 Lincoln met with Secretary of War Stanton Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus Fox and General Henry W. Halleck Commanding General of the Army regarding an attack on Charleston South Carolina.</p><p>We don't know if Stanton met with Butler but within a week Lincoln's letter was sent to the Quartermaster General to follow up. Montgomery C. Meigs in turn wrote to Major General Lewis B. Parsons Chief of Railroad and River Transportation for the Department of the Mississippi for the particulars. On June 3 1863 Meigs instructed the Chief Quartermaster Colonel Robert Allen of the Department of the West at St. Louis to settle the government's accounts with the railroad. By the war's end the Illinois Central had moved 556421 troops.</p><p>The letter is accompanied by a partial front panel of the original envelope bearing the recipient's imprinted office and address <i>"The Secretary of War / Washington." </i>With Lincoln's Autograph Note Signed on the lower left:<i>"Please see Mr Butler / May 23 1863. A. Lincoln."</i> To the right of the addressee Stanton added <i>"Referred to / the Quarter / Master General / for Report. / Edwin M Stanton."</i>9¼ x 4½" vertical crease passes through the first "e" of "see" and between the "6" and "3" in the date. On verso is affixed a 3½ x 7¾ inch portion of the docket which had appeared on the envelope's verso. Stanton has rewritten: <i>"Referred to the / Quarter Master / General for / report / Edwin M Stanton / May 29th/Presidents letter in / relation to the / Illinois RRoad."</i> Penned under Stanton's endorsement in an unidentified hand <i>"Copy furnished by / order of Sec of War . to S.M. Douglass Esq / March 31st/66. See / letter to Mr D. same date & No 1595 W . for order of Secretary of War."</i></p><p>Displayed in a 9 x 11¼ inch red leather over marbled boards presentation folder with inside flaps titled in gilt lettering on a tan portion the spine "Abraham Lincoln / Autograph Letter Signed May 23 1863".</p>
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Abraham Lincoln
President Lincoln's views: an important letter on the principles involved in the Vallandigham case and correspondence in relation to the Democratic meeting at Albany N.Y
Gale Making of Modern Law 2010-12-23. Paperback. Good. Gale, Making of Modern Law paperback
Bookseller reference : SONG1240099452 ISBN : 1240099452 9781240099450
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Abraham Lincoln Association
Program for Banquet Given on the One Hundred and Sixty-Fourth Anniversary of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln
Springfield Ill.: Abraham Lincoln Association. 1973. 4to. 8 pp. illus. with one-page biographical piece on Irving Stone. Very good in staple-bound wraps. Springfield, Ill.: Abraham Lincoln Association. 1973 paperback
Bookseller reference : 12-1246
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abraham lincoln
Quotations of Abraham Lincoln
Applewood Books 2004-01-01. Hardcover. New. Applewood Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1557099413-11-16541467 ISBN : 1557099413 9781557099419
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abraham lincoln
Quotations of Abraham Lincoln
Applewood Books 2004-04-01. Hardcover. Good. Applewood Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1557099413-3-18756246 ISBN : 1557099413 9781557099419
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