Letter: to Gov[ernor William] Dennison, [1860 June?]

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Letter: to Gov[ernor William] Dennison, [1860 June?]

Acknowledges congratulatory letter and comments on Abraham Lincoln's nomination for United States president.

1 item (2 p.); 17 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7241764

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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