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1861, in Levenson, ed., Letters of Henry Adams, 1:225. 198. Washington correspondence by James Shepherd Pike, 24 Jan., New York Tribune, 26 Jan. 1861. 199. Washington correspondence by Observer, 27 Feb., New York Times, 1 Mar. 1861.
The collected letters, speeches, etc. written by Abraham Lincoln.