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 James G. Blaine1Jump to section

J. G. Blaine Washington, D.C.,
Augusta, Maine Sept. 15, 1863

Thanks both for the good news you send, and for the sending of it. A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, RPB. James G. Blaine, chairman of the Maine Union Committee, telegraphed on September 14: ``Maine sustains your administration by a majority of 15000.'' (DLC-RTL). On September 15 he telegraphed again: ``Fuller returns magnify our victory. Indications now are that we have carried every County in the State. Elected every Senator Secured seven eighths $$$ of the Representatives and rolled up a Majority of twenty thousand (20 000) out of a total vote of one hundred thousand (100 000)'' (ibid.).

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