Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Roscoe Conkling1Jump to section

Hon. R. Conkling Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir Washington, February 19, 1864.

I have just received the letter of yourself and others in relation to Caleb Lyon. I understood he was once a member of Congress; his nomination to some respectable office was repeatedly urged upon me certainly by two, if not three Senators of the highest standing; and your letter contains the first imputation I ever heard against his moral character. Yours very truly A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS-P, ISLA. Ex-congressman Roscoe Conkling's letter has not been discovered. See Lincoln's letter to Lyon, February 1, and to Seward, February 2, supra.

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