Letter to William H. Herndon
03/05/1864
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I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
He wished the reunion of all the States perfected and so effected as to remove all causes of disturbance in the future;
Induced by a dispatch from General Grant, I join you at Fort Monroe as soon as I come.
The expediency of any legislation upon the subject is submitted for your consideration.