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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Page 145

To Henry C. Whitney1Jump to section

H. C. Whitney, Esq Chicago,
My dear Sir. Nov. 26. 1860

Your note in behalf of Mr. Alshuler was received. I gave him a sitting.

I regret not having an oppertunity to see more of you.

Please present my respects to Mrs. W. & to your good Father & Mother Yours very truly A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] ALS, IHI. The letter is written on stationery of the Tremont House. Whitney had requested Lincoln to allow his friend Samuel G. Alschuler, a photographer formerly at Urbana, Illinois, to take a photograph. The resulting photograph is unique in showing Lincoln with half-whiskers.

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