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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].

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Title
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
Author
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication
New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln4. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 31, 2025.

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Page 134

To Mrs. Eliza A. Hamilton1

Mrs. E. A. Hamilton Springfield, Ills. Oct. 29. 1860

Your very kind letter of the 19th. was received a few days ago. Your Father2 calls on me almost every day, and I have mentioned your letter to him, and presented your affectionate regards, as requested. Your sister, Mrs. Johnston,3 I have not seen since receiving your letter.

The health of my family & self, for which you kindly inquire, is reasonably good. Please present my respects to your good husband. Yours very truly A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1]   ALS, IHi. Eliza Ann Hamilton was the wife of Reverend John A. Hamilton of Keene, New Hampshire.

[2]   Erastus Wright, who was a land and general agent in partnership with his son-in-law, Robert P. Johnston, at Springfield.

[3]   Mrs. Robert P. Johnston (Maria Jane Wright).

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