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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Hon. F. P. Blair Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir Washington, July 30, 1863.

Yours of to-day with inclosure is received. Yesterday I commenced trying to get up an expedition for Texas. I shall do the best I can. Meantime I would like to know who is the great man Alexander, that talks so oracularly about ``if the president keeps his word'' and Banks not having ``capacity to run an omnibus on Broadway.'' How has this Alexander's immense light been obscured hitherto? Yours truly A. LINCOLN