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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/l/lincoln/lincoln1. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 18, 2024.
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Statement in Illinois Legislature Concerning Internal Improvements1Jump to section
February 15, 1839
Mr Lincoln admitted that Sangamon county had received great and important benefits, at the last session of the Legislature, in return for giving support, thro' her delegation to the system of Internal Improvement; and that though not legally bound, she is morally bound, to adhere to that system, through all time to come!
Annotation
[1] Vandalia Free Press, February 21, 1839. The last phrase suggests some degree of exaggeration in this report.