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On the recordJune 8, 1864
I will neither conceal my gratification nor restrain the expression of my gratitude that the Union people, through their convention, in their continued effort to save and advance the nation, have deemed me not unworthy to remain in my present position.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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Reply to the Committee Recommending Nomination

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