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 William A. Buckingham1Jump to section

Executive Mansion,
Governor: Washington, January 12, 1863.

It is with feelings of sincere pleasure and gratitude that I acknowledge the receipt of your kind favor of the 2nd. of January, conveying the Resolutions the Legislature of Connecticut, approved December 24th, 1862.

Be assured, my dear sir, that I am deeply gratified by this new proof of the loyal and patriotic devotion of the people of your state, and that I most gratefully appreciate their expressions towards myself, which are at once so generous and so kind.

I have the honor to be Very truly Your Obt. Servt.

His Excellency A. LINCOLN

The Governor of Connecticut

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[1] LS copy, DLC-RTL. The copy or draft is in John Hay's handwriting. The resolution transmitted by Governor Buckingham reads in part as follows: ``Resolved by this Assembly: That our confidence in the patriotism and integrity of the president . . . remains unshaken; and that, as the representatives of the people of this state, we pledge ourselves to support and sustain him . . . ; and . . . we tender him our sympathy in the trying and difficult circumstances in which he is placed. . . . We deprecate every attempt to impute to him such evils or disasters as may have resulted from the errors of judgement, insufficiency, or culpability of subordinate officials. . . .'' (DLC-RTL).

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