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... matter . He is pecuniarily responsible for anything he will say ; and , in fact , for anything he will say on any subject . Yours very truly , A. LINCOLN " You will hold out if possible .... " THIS [ 105 ] To Leonard Swett.
... matter . He is pecuniarily responsible for anything he will say ; and , in fact , for anything he will say on any subject . Yours very truly , A. LINCOLN " You will hold out if possible .... " THIS [ 105 ] To Leonard Swett.
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Abraham Lincoln H. Jack Lang. " You will hold out if possible .... " THIS letter was addressed to the besieged Union forces at Fort Sumter . Drafted by the President and signed by the Secretary of War , it bore an indorsement in ...
Abraham Lincoln H. Jack Lang. " You will hold out if possible .... " THIS letter was addressed to the besieged Union forces at Fort Sumter . Drafted by the President and signed by the Secretary of War , it bore an indorsement in ...
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... should be as small as possible ; that it should not be enhanced by unjust suspicions on one side or the other . In the performance of my duty the cooperation of your State , as that of others , [ 165 ] To Governor Horatio Seymour.
... should be as small as possible ; that it should not be enhanced by unjust suspicions on one side or the other . In the performance of my duty the cooperation of your State , as that of others , [ 165 ] To Governor Horatio Seymour.
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