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].
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 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 May 2, 2024.
Great and Good Friend: I have received the letter which Your Majesty was pleased to address to me on the 12th. ultimo, announcing the marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia, of Denmark, with His Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales.
I participate in the satisfaction which this happy event has afforded
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to Your Majesty, and to Your Majesty's Royal House and offer to you my sincere congratulations upon the occasion.
May God have Your Majesty always in His safe and holy keeping Your Good Friend ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Washington, 21st April, 1863
By the President
WILLIAM H. SEWARD Secretary of State
Annotation
[1] Copy, DNA FS RG 59, Communications to Foreign Sovereigns and States, III, 229.