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When death came to the relief of the mother, the bereaved husband made the rude coffin, and without even the reading of scripture or a prayer all that was mortal of Nancy Hanks Lincoln was committed to her last place of rest. But Abraham, the ten-year old son, was not content with this. He set himself to writing a letter to the nearest clergyman a hun dred miles away - to come and preach a funeral sermon. When the letter reached the preacher he recognized it as the work of Nancy Hanks Lincoln's boy. He drove off through the forests to Pigeon Creek, and for miles around the people gathered around the newly-made grave. Here the hymn was sung, the sermon preached and the prayer offered. Thus it was the ten-year-old son honored the mem ory of the departed mother.
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When death came to the relief of the mother, the bereaved husband made the rude coffin, and without even the reading of scripture or a prayer all that was mortal of Nancy Hanks Lincoln was committed to her last place of rest. But Abraham, the ten-year old son, was not content with this. He set himself to writing a letter to the nearest clergyman a hun dred miles away - to come and preach a funeral sermon. When the letter reached the preacher he recognized it as the work of Nancy Hanks Lincoln's boy. He drove off through the forests to Pigeon Creek, and for miles around the people gathered around the newly-made grave. Here the hymn was sung, the sermon preached and the prayer offered. Thus it was the ten-year-old son honored the mem ory of the departed mother.
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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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- Publication date2018
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- ISBN 13 9780331990348
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages42
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