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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[1] ALS, owned by Clarke Washburne, Winnetka, Illinois. Washburne wrote on December 9 of the imminent peril of secession, his fear that President Buchanan would let Charleston forts go by not sending a defending force, and his belief that Republicans should stay out of the debate in Congress and that in particular the Committee of Thirty-three would do little good, but would result `` . . . in distracting our friends. . . . ''(DLC-RTL).