On the recordJune 21, 1836
I here assure you that the candid statement of facts on your part, however low it may sink me, shall never break the tie of personal friendship between us.
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In a letter, Lincoln assures a friend that revealing potentially damaging truths about him will not sever their personal friendship.
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