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 Clark M. Smith1Jump to section

C. M. Smith, Esq Washington D.C.
Springfield, Illinois Sep. 18. 1863.

Why not name him for the General you fancy most? This is my suggestion. A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, RPB. No communication from Smith has been found. His son, named Allen Hall Smith, was born on September 16, 1863. The only likely candidate

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for ``the General you fancy most,'' as suggested by Lincoln, would seem to be Brigadier General Robert Allen of Springfield, Illinois, concerning whom see Lincoln to Hatch and Dubois, September 22, infra.