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 Francis Joseph I1Jump to section

December 24, 1862

Abraham Lincoln,

President of the United States of America.

To His Imperial Royal Majesty Francis Joseph I,

Emperor of Austria,

&c., &c., &c.

Great and Good Friend: I have received the letter which Your Majesty was pleased to address to me on the 28th. of October, last, announcing the marriage of His Imperial Highness the Archduke Charles Louis, Your Majesty's brother, to Her Royal Highness, the Princess Mary Annunziata, sister of His Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies.

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I participate in the satisfaction afforded by this happy event and pray Your Majesty to accept my sincere congratulations upon the occasion.

May God have Your Majesty always in His safe and holy keeping! Your Good Friend, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

Washington, December 24, 1862.

By the President:

WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.

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[1] Copy, DNA FS RG 59, Communications to Foreign Sovereigns and States, III, 194.

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