Letter to William H. Herndon
03/05/1864
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The pending call is not for three hundred thousand men subject to fair credits, but is for three hundred thousand remain...
In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 8th instant, requesting information concerning recent conversations or ...
He thought this measure was a very fitting if not an indispensable adjunct to the winding up of the great difficulty.
With deep gratitude to my countrymen for this mark of their confidence; with a distrust of my own ability to perform the...