September 20, 1863
I personally know Mr. Hall to be a very worthy and deserving man; and if a man is to be taken from so distant a locality as Springfield, a more proper man than Mr. Hall cannot be found.
A. LINCOLN
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I personally know Mr. Hall to be a very worthy and deserving man; and if a man is to be taken from so distant a locality as Springfield, a more proper man than Mr. Hall cannot be found.
A. LINCOLN