Abraham Lincoln’s letter to Lydia Bixby, who lost 5 sons in the Civil War November 21, 1864 Dear Madam,—I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts, that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I… Read More
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“The Gettysburg Address” by Abraham Lincoln, on November 19, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that… Read More
Abraham Lincoln’s Letter to the King of Siam, declining the offer of Elephants to help with the civil war. February 3, 1862 Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America. To His Majesty Somdetch Phra Paramendr Maha Mongut, King of Siam, Great and Good Friend: I have received Your Majesty’s two letters of the… Read More
11 year-old Grace Bedell’s letter to Abraham Lincoln, advising him to grow a beard October 18, 1860 Dear Sir My father has just home from the fair and brought home your picture and Mr. Hamlin’s. I am a little girl only eleven years old, but want you should be President of the United States very… Read More
Sarah Lougue’s letter to her runaway slave Jermain Wesley Logan (Jarm Logue) His response is included below. February 20th, 1860. To JARM:- I now take my pen to write you a few lines, to let you know how well we all are. I am a cripple, but I am still able to get about. The… Read More