Special Message
02/07/1865
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Allow the bearer, F. P. Blair, sr., to pass our lines, go South, and return.
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America, in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary of...
He disclaims all right of the Executive to interfere in any way in the matter of canvassing or counting electoral votes.
Let nothing which is transpiring change, hinder, or delay your military movements or plans.