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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to Joseph Addison (presented to Lincoln Group of Boston)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08880.103 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Typed letter Date: August 9, 1850 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 18.8 cm, Width: 28 cm Order a Copy

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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