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Abraham Lincoln Interprets the Constitution

excerpts from letters

GLC08880.061

Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

GLC08880.150

[Tintype photograph of Abraham Lincoln]

Campaign tintype of Lincoln for the election of 1864. In bronze colored metal frame. Printed on reverse is, "Abraham Lincoln. President of the United States. Firm to maintain and defend the Union." Photography studio's name is obscured but...

GLC04102.01

[Remark about Abraham Lincoln's wisdom]

Writes "When asked what trait of Abraham Lincoln's character most impressed me in the years of my intercourse with him, I reply - his wisdom. He was the wisest man I ever knew."

GLC05603.01.30