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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Introduction for Edward Everett ]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08074 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 September 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy

Of Everett, President Lincoln states "His reputation, and the present condition of our country, are such that his visit then is such to attract notice, and may be misconstrued. I therefore think fit to say that he bears no mission from this government ... I am greatly conscious that he could better introduce me than I him, in Europe."

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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