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 Richard Yates1Jump to section

His Excy. Richd Yates Executive Mansion,
Springfield Illinois Washington, May 18, 1864.

If any such proclamation has appeared, it is a forgery.

A LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] LS, DNA WR RG 107, Presidential Telegrams, I, 55. Yates telegraphed on May 18, 1864: ``Is the proclamation in New York World purporting to be your recommendation for fasting & prayer with announcement of close of Virginia Campaign & call for four hundred thousand (400000) fresh troops a genuine document Please answer immediately.'' (DLC-RTL). See Lincoln to Dix, supra.

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