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 Peter H. Watson1Jump to section

Hon. P.H. Watson Executive Mansion,
Asst. Sec. of War Washington, April 27, 1863.

My dear Sir: I have attentively considered the matter of the ``Republican'' in regard to which you called on me the other day; and the result is that I prefer to make no change, unless it shall again give just cause of offence, in which case I will at once withdraw the patronage it is enjoying at my hand. I believe it will not

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offend again; and if not, it is better to let the past go by quietly. Yours truly A. LINCOLN

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[1] ADfS, DLC-RTL. See further Lincoln to Stanton, July 2, infra.

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