 | Frank Crosby - 1865 - 498 pages
...Look at the record of his life as furnished by himself, in 1858, for Lanman's Dictionary of Congress: "Born February 12, 1809, in Hardin county, Kentucky....Black Hawk war. " Postmaster at a very small office. " Pour times a member of the Illinois Legislature. "And was a member of the lower House of Congress.... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond, Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1865 - 866 pages
...request for a sketch of his life, and received the following reply : " BORN, FEBRUARY 12, 1809, in HABDIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY. " EDUCATION DEFECTIVE. " PROFESSION, A LAWYER. " HAVE BEEN A CAPTAIN OF VOLUNTEERS IN BLACK HAWK WAS. " POSTMASTER AT A VERY SMALL OFFICE. " FOUR TIMES A MEMBER OF THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE,... | |
 | Mrs. P. A. Hanaford - 1865 - 230 pages
...of his life, furnished for a " Dictionary of Congress." " Born Feb. 12,1809, in Hardin County, Ky. " Education defective. " Profession, a lawyer. Have been a captain of volunteers in the Black-Hawk War. " Postmaster at a very small office. Four times a member of the Illinois Legislature,... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 886 pages
...request for a sketch of his life, and received the following reply : " BORN, FEBRUARY 12, 1809, in HAHDIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY. *' EDUCATION DEFECTIVE. " PROFESSION, A LAWYER. " HAVE BEEN A CAPTAIN OF VOLUNTEERS is BLACK HAWK WAR. " POSTMASTER AT A VEKY SMALL QFFICE. "FouR TIMES A MEMBER OP THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATUP.E,... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - 1865 - 840 pages
...EDUCATION DEFECTIVE. "PROFESSION, A LAWYEE. " HAVE BEEN A CAPTAIN OF VOLUNTEERS IN BLACE HAWE WAE. "POSTMASTER AT A VERY SMALL OFFICE. " FOUR TIMES A MEMBER OF THE ILLINCIS LEGISLATURE, AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE LOWEB HOUSE OF CONGRESS. " Youus, &c., "A. LINCOLN."... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1866 - 748 pages
...from Mr. Lincoln was of this character — singularly brief, and yet comprehensive, — as follows : Born, February 12, 1809, in Hardin county, Kentucky....Hawk war. Postmaster at a very small office. Four tunes a member of the Illinois Legislature. And was a member of the lower House of Congress. Yours,... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1866 - 222 pages
...his life, furnished for a " Dictionary of Congress." « Born Feb. 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Ky. " Education defective. " Profession, a lawyer. Have been a captain of volunteers in the Black-Hawk War. " Postmaster at a very small office. Pour times a member of the Illinois Legislature,... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1867 - 706 pages
...memacter—singularly brief, and yet compre- ber of Congress from Illinois) came and hensive,—as follows: Born, February 12, 1809, in Hardin county, Kentucky....Black Hawk war. Postmaster at a very small office. told me that he (Grant) was not worth a —, and that I would have to remove him. But I remembered... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - 1869 - 116 pages
...voluminous biographes furnished by some small great men who have been in Congress: — 'Born, February 12th, 1809, in Hardin County, 'Kentucky. ' Education defective....Profession, a Lawyer. ' Have been a Captain of Volunteers in Black Hawk "War. ' Postmaster at a very small office. 'Four times a member of the Illinois Legislature,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1879 - 228 pages
...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."..."Profession a Lawyer" "Have been a Captain of Volunteers in Black Hawk War." " Postmaster at a very small office." " Four times a member of the Illinois Legislature,... | |
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Born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky." " Education Defective." "Profession a Lawyer" "Have 'been a Captain of Volunteers in Black Hawk War." " Postmaster at a very small office." " Four times a member of the Illinois Legislature, and was... 
