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No one has needed favors more than I , and , generally , few have been less unwilling to accept them ; but in this case favor to me would be injustice to the public , and therefore I must beg your [ 5 ] To Robert Allen.
No one has needed favors more than I , and , generally , few have been less unwilling to accept them ; but in this case favor to me would be injustice to the public , and therefore I must beg your [ 5 ] To Robert Allen.
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I have heard , in such a way as to believe it , of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator . Of course it was not for this , but in spite of it , that I have given you the command .
I have heard , in such a way as to believe it , of your recently saying that both the army and the government needed a dictator . Of course it was not for this , but in spite of it , that I have given you the command .
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cooperation of your State , as that of others , is needed - in fact , is indispensable . This alone is a sufficient reason why I should wish to be at a good understanding with you . Please write me at least . as long a letter as this ...
cooperation of your State , as that of others , is needed - in fact , is indispensable . This alone is a sufficient reason why I should wish to be at a good understanding with you . Please write me at least . as long a letter as this ...
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Contents
POSTMASTER LAWYER REPRESENTATIVE OF | 1 |
To William H Herndon | 16 |
To John W Crisfield | 121 |
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| Title | The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
| Author | Abraham Lincoln |
| Editor | H. Jack Lang |
| Publisher | World Publishing Company, 1941 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 20 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 265 pages |
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