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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To Simon Cameron1Jump to section

Hon. Simon Cameron Springfield, Ills.
My dear Sir: Dec. 31, 1860

I think fit to notify you now, that by your permission, I shall, at the proper time, nominate you to the U.S. Senate, for confirmation as Secretary of the Treasury, or as Secretary of War---which of the two, I have not yet definitely decided. Please answer at your own earliest convenience. Your Obt. Servt. A. LINCOLN---

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[1] ALS, DLC-Cameron Papers. There is no reply to this in the Lincoln Papers. Cameron had visited Lincoln together with Edward Bates the day before. See Lincoln to Cameron, January 3, 1861, for Lincoln's withdrawal of his offer.

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