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not much of a theater-goer

From The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln To J. H. HACKETT. EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON August 17, 1863. JAMES H. HACKETT, Esq. MY DEAR SIR:—Months ago I should have acknowledged the receipt of your book and accompanying kind note; and … Continue reading

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In the Camp of Cain and Arnold

Correspondent Disguised as Country Clerk Checks Out a Rebel Camp From The New-York Times October 20, 1861: INTERIOR OF THE REBEL CAMP AT COLUMBUS, KENTUCKY. Approaching Columbus, it proved there the same as elsewhere, an easy matter to pass the … Continue reading

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