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Excerpt from The Illustrated London News: December 8, 1860
Mr. Abraham mom, who has just been elected President of the United States, was born in the county of Hardem, in Kentucky, on the 12th of February, 1809. His grandfather, who emigrated from Virginia into that State in 1781, was killed by the Indians whilst he was engaged in clearing his lands. His son, who, like himself, was very poor, also died prematurely, and left a widow and some children, one of them being Abraham, then aged six years. The widow, with her children, after a while, took up her residencein the south of Indiana, and there Abraham in course of time reached man''s estate. In stature he is almost gigantic, being six feet three inches. His mother was able to give him but little educationwin fact, he passed on.
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Mr. Abraham mom, who has just been elected President of the United States, was born in the county of Hardem, in Kentucky, on the 12th of February, 1809. His grandfather, who emigrated from Virginia into that State in 1781, was killed by the Indians whilst he was engaged in clearing his lands. His son, who, like himself, was very poor, also died prematurely, and left a widow and some children, one of them being Abraham, then aged six years. The widow, with her children, after a while, took up her residencein the south of Indiana, and there Abraham in course of time reached man''s estate. In stature he is almost gigantic, being six feet three inches. His mother was able to give him but little educationwin fact, he passed on.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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