Muggins, Pete, fl. 1860 to Abraham Lincoln
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08904 Author/Creator: Muggins, Pete, fl. 1860 Place Written: Fillmore, Louisiana Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 November 1860 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy
Intensely vitriolic letter sent to President Lincoln shortly after his election: "God damn your god damned old Hellfired soul to hell god damn you...Now you God damned old Abolition son of a bitch God damn you..." Attached to a board with a transcription and description dubbing this the "Hot stove" letter.
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