To William B. Astor and Robert B. Roosevelt1Jump to section
New-York Nov. 8 1863
I shall be happy to give the interview to the committee as you request. A. LINCOLN.
Annotation
[1] ALS, RPB. Astor and Roosevelt telegraphed on November 7 that ``a committee of Merchants & citizens of New York ask an interview with the President on Monday morning . . . on important business.'' (DLC-RTL). See Lincoln to Astor and Roosevelt, November 9, infra.