Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln5. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.
Executive Mansion,
Dear Sir: Washington, November 7, 1862.
Please send me the latest ``Picayune'' and ``True Delta'' you can lay your hands upon. Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.
Annotation
[1] ALS, RPB NH VIII, 73. Lincoln probably wanted the New Orleans newspapers for news of the approaching election. See his letter to Butler, November 6, supra.