“I was born Feb. 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families–second families, perhaps I should say. My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks…. My father … removed from Kentucky to … Indiana, in my eighth year…. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up…. Of course when I came of age I did not know much. Still somehow, I could read, write, and cipher … but that was all.”
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(Excerpts from http://www.whitehouse.gov)
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Thank you, Mr. President, for your service and sacrifice. We won’t see the likes of you again. One of my childhood dreams came true when I visited the Lincoln Memorial as an adult.
You might find this blog interesting: https://petersicher.wordpress.com/.
Lots of information about Lincoln.
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You are right. I read and enjoyed. Thank you!
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Are you throwing a party? and if you are, is there place for a humble count?
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I wish I was! And if I ever do, you are automatically invited!
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THAT MAKES ME HAPPY TO KNOW. I was scared that since I’d been away, I might have lost the invitation
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Never
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