Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) to Major John J. Key re: later note, enclosing ALS
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.045.02 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: [Executive Mansion] Type: Autograph note signed Date: 27 December 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
3/4 sheet as one panel lost. "The within, as appears, was written some time ago. On full consideration, I can not find sufficient ground to change the conclusion therein arrived at./A. Lincoln/Dec. 27. 1862
Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. VI 1862 - 1863,
p. 20
Notes: Basler 5: 508-509. See also GLC# 228, Lincoln's letter to Key dated 1862 Sept. 26, quoting Key's disloyal remarks, describing their meeting and ordering the his dismissal.
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