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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Reply to Caleb Smith re: meeting with John Ross (Chief of Cherokee)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01233.01 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 1862/09/11 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Endorsement on blank leaf of Caleb Smith's letter. Smith's letter was written on Interior Department Stationery, agreeing to meet with Cherokee chief Ross.

Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. V 1861 - 1862,
p. 415 - 416.

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