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 24, 2024.
Executive Mansion,
My Dear Sir Washington, August 7, 1862.
Allow me to thank you sincerely for your kind letter of the 5th of August. Your Obt. Servt. A. LINCOLN
Hon Amos A. Lawrence
&c &c
Annotation
[1] LS, MHi. Amos A. Lawrence, merchant and philanthropist of Boston, Massachusetts, wrote on August 5, 1862, ``to assure you that the draft for 300,000 men is welcomed in this section by all classes of citizens.'' (DLC-RTL).