Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 [Sept. 3, 1848-Aug. 21, 1858].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 [Sept. 3, 1848-Aug. 21, 1858].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Charles D. Gilfillan1Jump to section

C. D. Gilfillan, Chairman &c. Springfield,
Dear Sir: May 9. 1857.

Your letter of the 1st. Inst. inviting me to visit your Teritory, and to give such assistance as I might be able, to the Republican cause, during your approaching political struggles, is received. I have no great faith in the success of my efforts; still it is with some regret I have to say I can not visit you before the June election; and I can not, as yet, say I will be able to do so in the summer or fall. Having devoted the most of last year to politics, it is a necessity with me to devote this, to my private affairs.

I have learned that our Republican Senator, Judge Trumbull, will be with you. You will find him a true and an able man.

May the God of the right, give you the victory now, as He surely will in the end. Your Obt. Servt. A. LINCOLN---

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[1] ALS, owned by Mrs. Edward C. Dugan, St. Paul, Minnesota. Charles D. Gilfillan was a prominent Republican of St. Paul, Minnesota.

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