 | 1889 - 1016 str.
...memory was slightly at fault. icy; and without consultation with, or the knowledge of, the Cabinet, 1 prepared the original draft of the proclamation, and,...thought, called a Cabinet meeting upon the subject. . . . All were present excepting Mr. Blair, the Postmaster-General, who was absent at the opening of... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 600 str.
...been pursuing; that we had about played our last card, and must change our tactics, or lose the game. I now determined upon the adoption of the emancipation...the proclamation, and after much anxious thought, 2 3 5 £ s called a Cabinet meeting upon the subject. . . All were CHAP.VI. present excepting Mr. Blair,... | |
 | Charles Wallace French - 1891 - 416 str.
...been pursuing; that we had about played our last card, and must change our tactics or lose the game. I now determined upon the adoption of the emancipation...after much anxious thought, called a Cabinet meeting on the subject. This was the last of July or the first part of the month of August, 1862. I said to... | |
 | charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 str.
...a few months later : our tactics, or lose the game. I determined on the Emancipation Proclamation, and, without consultation with or the knowledge of the Cabinet, I prepared the original draft, and after much anxious thought called a Cabinet meeting upon the subject." Thirty-one years had passed... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1892 - 574 str.
...a few months later : our tactics, or lose the game. I determined on the Emancipation Proclamation, and, without consultation with or the knowledge of the Cabinet, I prepared the original draft, and after, much anxious thought called a Cabinet meeting upon the subject." Thirty-one years had passed... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 608 str.
...a few months later : our tactics, or lose the game. I determined on the Emancipation Proclamation, and, without consultation with or the knowledge of the Cabinet, I prepared the original draft, and after much anxious thought called a Cabinet meeting upon the subject." Thirty-one years had passed... | |
 | Charles Carleton Coffin - 1893 - 564 str.
...card and must change our tactics, or lose the game. I determined on the Emancipation Proclamation, and, without consultation with or the knowledge of the Cabinet, I prepared the original draft, and after much anxious thought called a Cabinet meeting upon the subject." Thirty -one years had passed... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 410 str.
...been pursuing; that we had about played our last card, and must change our tactics, or lose the game. I now determined upon the adoption of the emancipation...part of the month of August, 1862. [The exact date was July 22, 1862.] . . . All were present excepting Mr. Blair, the PostmasteAGeneral, who was absent... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1894 - 854 str.
...been pursuing ; that we had about played our last card, and must change our tactics, or lose the game. I now determined upon the adoption of the emancipation...part of the month of August, 1862. [The exact date was July 22, 1862.J . . . All were present excepting Mr. Blair, the Postmaster-General, who was absent... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1898 - 72 str.
...been pursuing ; that we had about played our last card, and must change our tactics or lose the game. I now determined upon the adoption of the emancipation...after much anxious thought, called a Cabinet meeting on the subject. This was the last of July or the first part of the month of August 1862. I said to... | |
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Things had gone on from bad to worse until I felt that we had reached the end of our rope on the plan of operations we had been pursuing ; that we had about played our last card, and must change our tactics or lose the game. I now determined upon the... 
