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, IHi; copy, DLC-RTL. General Wool wrote on January 11 enclosing two printed letters containing his views, and added `` . . . with me the preservation of the Union is paramount; and . . . I am prepared against all threats to see you safely placed in the Presidential chair . . . if my services as military commander . . . be deemed necessary.'' He added in a postscript, ``Lest you may not know the part I have acted in behalf of my country, I send you . . . a pamphlet. . . . '' (DLC-RTL).