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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) to William H. Seward

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00940 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Executive Mansion, Washington Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 November 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 21 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

On Executive Mansion stationery, re: news of siege of Knoxville. Four days after address at Gettysburg. Basler, 7:30, from copy in Robert Todd Lincoln papers.

Notes: Basler 7: 30. Written by Lincoln four days after delivering his address at Gettysburg. "Foster" is General John G. Foster. "Wilcox" is General Orlando B. Willcox.

Executive Mansion,
Washington, Nov. 24. 1863.
Hon. Sec. of State
My dear Sir
A despatch from Foster at Cincinnati, received half an hour ago, contains one from Wilcox [sic] at Cumberland Gap, without date, saying "fighting going on at Knoxville to-day." The want of date makes the time of fighting uncertain, but I rather think it means yesterday the 23rd.
Yours truly
A. Lincoln

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