To William H. Seward1Jump to section
[July 21, 1860]
I join in the foregoing invitation; and if a compliance with it will be no inconvenience to Gov. Seward, I shall be personally much gratified to meet him here. A. LINCOLN.
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
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- Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
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- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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[1] AES, NAuE. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter of Governor John Wood and others to Seward, July 21, 1860:
``We notice this morning [in the Chciago Press and Tribune], with pleasure, your letter to the Hon Aaron Goodrich of Minnessota, in which you promise to address the People of that gallant State, at a future day.
``On the Eighth day of August- - there will be a State Convention, held in this city, to nominate a candidate to be elected, to the office of Lieutenant Governor- - together with a Mass Meeting of the Republicans of this state. We anticipate a very large gathering---probably as large as any that will be held in the state---upon that occasion, and we cordially and urgently invite you to be present, and address the assembled multitude.
``We feel assured that you will come, if you possibly can, and request you to answer, by telegraph, addressed to John Wood, this city---that you will come, so that proper measures may be taken to make all who may attend the meeting as comfortable as we can.''
Seward spoke in St. Paul on September 18, then went to Kansas. On October 1, he passed through Springfield on his way to Chicago and spoke from the platform of the train to a crowd of two to three thousand (Illinois State Journal, October 2, 1860).