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On the recordJune 8, 1864
I know no reason to doubt that I shall accept the nomination tendered; and yet perhaps I should not declare definitely before reading and considering what is called the platform.
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Abraham Lincoln
Republican · Illinois

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Reply to the Committee Recommending Nomination

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