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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to George McClellan

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02374 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph note signed Date: 6 November 1861 Pagination: 1 clipping Height: 7 cm, Width: 8 cm Order a Copy

Lincoln asks General McClellan if he will have a brief meeting with some gentlemen. Clipped from a letter.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885

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