Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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Hon. Senator Simmons Executive Mansion May 21, 1862.

My dear Sir: This distressed girl says she belongs to your state; that she was here with her father and brother, in our Army, till they went with it to the peninsula; that her brother2Open page has been killed there and her father made prisoner---and that she is here, wanting employment to support herself. If you can be satisfied that her story is correct, please see if you can not get Mr. Sec. Chase or friend Newton to find her a place. Yours truly

A. LINCOLN.