The Private And Public Life of Abraham Lincoln Comprising a Full Account of His
The Private And Public Life of Abraham Lincoln Comprising a Full Account of His
Orville J Orville James Victor
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To this end he borrowed some books from a friend, and gradually made him- self acquainted with the rudiments of the profession in which he has since been so distinguished an actor. He, meantime, pursued his studies diligently. He made himself somewhat proficient in grammar; while his newer opportunities i:, \x\q^ him the means of far more extensive read- ing than he had hitherto enjoyed. It was his custom to write cut an epitome of every book he read — a process which seiTcd to impress the cont...ents more indelibly on his memory, as well as to give him skill in composition. Before he had proceeded veiy profoundly in his study of the law, he became acquainted with John Calhoun — al\erw;u'd President of the Lecompton (Kansas) Constitutional Conveh- lion, who proposed to Lincoln to take up the study and Tocation of surveying. Lincoln assented, anil hnmediutely 34 THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LrSTCOLN. commenced the requisite routine of stud}'- and practice. He fre- quently went with Mr. Calhoun to the field, and, in a short time, Bet up for a surveyor on his own account.
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