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Griffin, Len M. Letter : Bainbridge, Ga., to Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Ill., 1860 Nov. 13.

Title: Letter : Bainbridge, Ga., to Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Ill., 1860 Nov. 13.

Autograph letter signed. Signed by Len M. Griffin, Joseph Law, and Alex N. Murphy. Writers urge Abraham Lincoln to have his "Electoral friends throughout the Northern States, when they meet in the electoral college, cast their votes for John Bell of Tenn. and Edward Everett of Mass."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.)

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Abraham Lincoln letter, 1860.

Title: Abraham Lincoln letter, 1860.

The collection consists of a letter to Abraham Lincoln from three Georgians (Len M. Griffin, Joseph Law, and Alexander N. Murphy) on the eve of his inauguration asking that he refuse to act as president. They wish him to request the electoral college to cast their votes for John Bell of Tennessee, and Edward Everett of Massachusetts. This letter and others, according to Carl Sandburg, were salvaged from the trash by the family maid as the Lincolns were leaving Springfield. The crumpling of the the last leaf was probably due to this original disposal by Mary Lincoln. An extraordinary letter, reflecting the bitter sentiments of many Georgians on the eve of Lincoln's inauguration and the establishment of the Confederacy.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (0.1 linear feet)

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