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yourself or any other patriotic man。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









ABRAHAM OR 〃ABRAM〃



TO G。 ASHMUN。



SPRINGFIELD; ILL。   June 4; 1860



HON。 GEORGE ASHMUN。



MY DEAR SIR:It seems as if the question whether my first name is

〃Abraham〃 or 〃Abram〃 will never be settled。  It is 〃Abraham;〃 and if

the letter of acceptance is not yet in print; you may; if you think

fit; have my signature thereto printed 〃Abraham Lincoln。〃 Exercise

your judgment about this。



Yours as ever;



A。 LINCOLN。









UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY



TO S。 GALLOWAY。



SPRINGFIELD; ILL。; June 19; 1860



HON。 SAM'L GALLOWAY。



MY DEAR SIR:Your very kind letter of the 15th is received。  Messrs。

Follett; Foster; & Co。's Life of me is not by my authority; and I

have scarcely been so much astounded by anything; as by their public

announcement that it is authorized by me。  They have fallen into some

strange misunderstanding。  I certainly knew they contemplated

publishing a biography; and I certainly did not object to their doing

so; upon their own responsibility。  I even took pains to facilitate

them。  But; at the same time; I made myself tiresome; if not hoarse;

with repeating to Mr。 Howard; their only agent seen by me; my protest

that I authorized nothingwould be responsible for nothing。   How

they could so misunderstand me; passes comprehension。   As a matter

wholly my own; I would authorize no biography; without time and

opportunity 'sic' to carefully examine and consider every word of it

and; in this case; in the nature of things; I can have no such time

and Opportunity 'sic'。  But; in my present position; when; by the

lessons of the past; and the united voice of all discreet friends; I

can neither write nor speak a word for the public; how dare I to send

forth; by my authority; a volume of hundreds of pages; for

adversaries to make points upon without end? Were I to do so; the

convention would have a right to re…assemble and substitute another

name for mine。



For these reasons; I would not look at the proof sheetsI am

determined to maintain the position of 'sic' truly saying I never saw

the proof sheets; or any part of their work; before its publication。



Now; do not mistake meI feel great kindness for Messrs。  F。; F。; &

Co。do not think they have intentionally done wrong。  There may be

nothing wrong in their proposed bookI sincerely hope there will

not。  I barely suggest that you; or any of the friends there; on the

party account; look it over; and exclude what you may think would

embarrass the party bearing in mind; at all times; that I authorize

nothingwill be responsible for nothing。



Your friend; as ever;



A。 LINCOLN。



'The custom then; and it may be a good one; was for the Presidential

candidate to do no personal canvassing or speakingor as we have it

now 〃running for election。〃  He stayed at home and kept his mouth

shut。  D。W。'









TO HANNIBAL HAMLIN。



SPRINGFIELD; ILLINOIS; July 18; 1860。



HON。 HANNIBAL HAMLIN。

MY DEAR SIR:It appears to me that you and I ought to be acquainted;

and accordingly I write this as a sort of introduction of myself to

you。  You first entered the Senate during the single term I was a

member of the House of Representatives; but I have no recollection

that we were introduced。  I shall be pleased to receive a line from

you。



The prospect of Republican success now appears very flattering; so

far as I can perceive。  Do you see anything to the contrary?



Yours truly;    A。 LINCOLN。









TO A。 JONAS。



(Confidential。)



SPRINGFIELD; ILLINOIS; JULY 21; 1860。



HON。 A。 JONAS。



MY DEAR SIR:Yours of the 20th is received。 I suppose as good or

even better men than I may have been in American or Know…Nothing

lodges; but in point of fact; I never was in one at Quincy or

elsewhere。  I was never in Quincy but one day and two nights while

Know…Nothing lodges were in existence; and you were with me that day

and both those nights。  I had never been there before in my life; and

never afterward; till the joint debate with Douglas in 1858。  It was

in 1854 when I spoke in some hall there; and after the speaking; you;

with others; took me to an oyster…saloon; passed an hour there; and

you walked with me to; and parted with me at; the Quincy House; quite

late at night。  I left by stage for Naples before daylight in the

morning; having come in by the same route after dark the evening;

previous to the speaking; when I found you waiting at the Quincy

House to meet me。  A few days after I was there; Richardson; as I

understood; started this same story about my having been in a

Know…Nothing lodge。  When I heard of the charge; as I did soon after;

I taxed my recollection for some incident which could have suggested

it; and I remembered that on parting with you the last night I went

to the office of the hotel to take my stage…passage for the morning;

was told that no stage…office for that line was kept there; and that

I must see the driver before retiring; to insure his calling for me

in the morning; and a servant was sent with me to find the driver;

who; after taking me a square or two; stopped me; and stepped perhaps

a dozen steps farther; and in my hearing called to some one; who

answered him; apparently from the upper part of a building; and

promised to call with the stage for me at the Quincy House。

I returned; and went to bed; and before day the stage called and took

me。 This is all。



That I never was in a Know…Nothing lodge in Quincy; I should expect

could be easily proved by respectable men who were always in the

lodges and never saw me there。  An affidavit of one or two such would

put the matter at rest。



And now a word of caution。 Our adversaries think they can gain a

point if they could force me to openly deny the charge; by which some

degree of offence would be given to the Americans。  For this reason

it must not publicly appear that I am paying any attention to the

charge。



Yours truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









TO JOHN B。 FRY。



SPRINGFIELD; ILLINOIS; August 15; 1860。



MY DEAR SIR:Yours of the 9th; inclosing the letter of HON。 John

Minor Botts; was duly received。  The latter is herewith returned

according to your request。  It contains one of the many assurances I

receive from the South; that in no probable event will there be any

very formidable effort to break up the Union。  The people of the

South have too much of good sense and good temper to attempt the ruin

of the government rather than see it administered as it was

administered by the men who made it。  At least so I hope and believe。

I thank you both for your own letter and a sight of that of Mr。

Botts。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









TO THURLOW WEED



SPRINGFIELD; ILL。 August 17 1860。



MY DEAR SIR:Yours of the 13th was received this morning。  Douglas

is managing the Bell element with great adroitness。  He had his men

in Kentucky to vote for the Bell candidate; producing a result which

has badly alarmed and damaged Breckenridge; and at the same time has

induced the Bell men to suppose that Bell will certainly be

President; if they can keep a few of the Northern States away from us

by throwing them to Douglas。  But you; better than I; understand all

this。



I think there will be the most extraordinary effort ever made to

carry New York for Douglas。  You and all others who write me from

your State think the effort cannot succeed; and I hope you are right。

Still; it will require close watching and great efforts on the other

side。



Herewith I send you a copy of a letter written at New York; which

sufficiently explains itself; and which may or may not give you a

valuable hint。  You have seen that Bell tickets have been put on the

track both here and in Indiana。  In both cases the object has been; I

think; the same as the Hunt movement in New Yorkto throw States to

Douglas。  In our State; we know the thing is engineered by Douglas

men; and we do not believe they can make a great deal out of it。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









SLOW TO LISTEN TO CRIMINATIONS



TO HON。 JOHN ______________



(Private。)



SPRINGFIELD; ILL。; Aug。  31; 1860



MY DEAR SIR:Yours of the 27th is duly received。  It consists almost

exclusively of a historical detail of some local troubles; among some

of our friends in Pennsylvania; and I suppose its object is to guard

me against forming a prejudice against Mr。 McC___________; I have not

heard near so much upon that subject as you probably suppose; and I

am slow to listen to criminations among friends; and never expose

their quarrels on either side。  My sincere wish is that both sides

will allow bygones to be bygones; and look to the present and future

only。



Yours very truly;



A。 LINCOLN。









TO HANNIBA
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