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 Andrew G. Curtin1Jump to section

Hon. Andrew G. Curtin Springfield, Ills.
My dear Sir. Feb. 4. 1861

Mr. S. Newton Pettis2Jump to section handed me your letter introducing him, to-day. He tells me he thinks you suspect that an impression unfavorable to you, has somehow been made upon me. I beg you to be assured this is a mistake. When I have friends who disagree with each other, I am very slow to take sides in their quarrel. I expect, on my winding way to Washington, to make brief stops at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Harrisburg; and I shall be glad to meet you at any or all those places; or in fact, at any other place.

Yours very truly A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, IHi.

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[2] Solomon Newton Pettis was an attorney at Meadville, Pennsylvania, whom Lincoln appointed associate justice for Colorado Territory in 1861.

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