To Josiah M. Lucas1Jump to section
Springfield, February 9, 1860.
My dear Sir: Your late letter, suggesting, among other things, that I might aid your election as postmaster, by writing to Mr.
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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- 1953.
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Burlingame,2Jump to section was duly received the day the Speaker was elected; so that I had no hope a letter of mine could reach Mr. B. before your case would be decided, as it turned out in fact it could not. We are all much gratified here to see you are elected. We consider you our peculiar friend at court.
I shall be glad to receive a letter from you at any time you can find leisure to write one. Yours very truly, A. LINCOLN.