Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 3 [Aug. 21, 1858-Mar. 4, 1860].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 3 [Aug. 21, 1858-Mar. 4, 1860].
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 3 [Aug. 21, 1858-Mar. 4, 1860]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln3. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 26, 2024.
John C. Bagby, Esq Springfield,
My dear Sir: Sep. 6. 1858
Mr. Hatch2Jump to section tells me you write rather in a discouraged tone as to your own election. That wont do. You must be elected. Must is the word. Make known to the committee at Chicago the amount and nature of the help you can make available, and I expect they will furnish it. But, by all means, dont say ``if I can''; say ``I will.''
Yours truly A. LINCOLN
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[1] ALS, owned by Francis C. Bagby, Detroit, Michigan.