Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
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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 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln6. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 18, 2024.
Hon. Charles F. Adams. Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir. Washington, April 3. 1863
This will introduce to you, Rev. John M. Sturtevant, President of Illinois College. He visits Europe in no official character. He is a worthy and capable gentleman; and also is one of my most highly valued personal friends. I shall be much obliged for any
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kind attentions you may find it convenient to show him. Your Obt. Servt. A. LINCOLN
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[1] ALS copy, DLC-RTL. Reverend Julian M. Sturtevant wrote Lincoln on March 27, 1863, that on the ``advice and request of many friends'' he would visit England in order to present ``the cause of our dear country and of universal liberty.'' (DLC-RTL).