Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Montgomery C. Meigs1Jump to section

October 16, 1863

Please see Mrs. Hutter, who has given most of her time to the soldiers, during the war, and who wishes to present an invention of hers for the soldier's comfort, which she would like to have introduced into the service. . . . I certainly would prefer having it over my ears in cold weather, to their being naked.

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[1] American Art Association Anderson Galleries Catalog 4346, November 11-12, 1937, No. 278. According to the catalog description, this is the partial text of an autograph letter signed. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Hutter had designed some earmuffs. See further, Lincoln to Meigs, October 17, infra.

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