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... lawyers of the State- from a tyro in debate to a convincing orator . He became a senator of the United States and served with great distinction . He it was who drew the 13th Amendment to the Federal Constitution . He and Abraham Lincoln ...
... lawyers of the State- from a tyro in debate to a convincing orator . He became a senator of the United States and served with great distinction . He it was who drew the 13th Amendment to the Federal Constitution . He and Abraham Lincoln ...
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... lawyer of Troy , who was also school commissioner for the County , and who gave me my first certificate to teach school . In one of the last - mentioned districts , a man by the name of Willis Jones ( elsewhere mentioned as a Baptist ...
... lawyer of Troy , who was also school commissioner for the County , and who gave me my first certificate to teach school . In one of the last - mentioned districts , a man by the name of Willis Jones ( elsewhere mentioned as a Baptist ...
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... more than I. With such learning as I had been able to acquire , I determined to enter a law office somewhere and do my best to become a lawyer . IV STUDY OF THE LAW Leaving Home - Bowling Green 54 Autobiography and Reminiscences.
... more than I. With such learning as I had been able to acquire , I determined to enter a law office somewhere and do my best to become a lawyer . IV STUDY OF THE LAW Leaving Home - Bowling Green 54 Autobiography and Reminiscences.
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... lawyer by the name of Campbell - now the Honorable Robert A. Campbell . He seemed to know of my coming and it was not long before I was comfortably seated in what appeared a very large room . This office was on the second floor of a two ...
... lawyer by the name of Campbell - now the Honorable Robert A. Campbell . He seemed to know of my coming and it was not long before I was comfortably seated in what appeared a very large room . This office was on the second floor of a two ...
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... lawyer . He was a conceited sort of chap and did not hesitate to try to answer any question that might be asked him . He too went to another church on Sunday and when he returned the Judge asked him the same question he had me , " Did ...
... lawyer . He was a conceited sort of chap and did not hesitate to try to answer any question that might be asked him . He too went to another church on Sunday and when he returned the Judge asked him the same question he had me , " Did ...
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