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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to William H. Seward

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00940 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: November 24, 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Letter is on Executive Mansion stationery, and discusses news of the Siege of Knoxville. Four days after the address at Gettysburg.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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