Letter to William H. Herndon
03/05/1864
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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, have considered it to be my duty to issue this my proclamation, decl...
I do hereby notify them that all deserters who shall, within sixty days from the date of this proclamation, viz, on or b...
Allow the bearer, F. P. Blair, sr., to pass our lines, go South, and return.