Letter to William H. Herndon
03/05/1864
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of which all who shall at that time be entitled to act as members of that body are hereby required to take notice
With deep gratitude to my countrymen for this mark of their confidence; with a distrust of my own ability to perform the...
But there is a task yet before us---to go forward and consummate by the votes of the States that which Congress so nobly...
Be pleased to signify this to the respective Houses of Congress.