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William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik 6 0 Browse Search
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William H. Herndon, Jesse William Weik, Herndon's Lincoln: The True Story of a Great Life, Etiam in minimis major, The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln by William H. Herndon, for twenty years his friend and Jesse William Weik, Chapter 16. (search)
the esteem in which he was held among honest men. A few days after I received this kind and friendly letter: Springfield, Ill., October 19, 1860. Miss grace Bedell. My Dear little Miss:--Your very agreeable letter of the 15th is received. I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughter. I have three sons--one sevenstopped at Westfield, Chautauqua County, at which place I then resided. Mr. Lincoln said, I have a correspondent in this place, a little girl whose name is Grace Bedell, and I would like to see her. I was conveyed to him; he stepped from the cars, extending his hand and saying, You see I have let these whiskers grow for you, Grace, kissed me, shook me cordially by the hand, and was gone. I was frequently afterward assured of his remembrance.--Grace G. Bedell, Ms. letter, Dec. 14, 1866. Mr. Lincoln usually gratified the wishes of the crowds, who called him out for a speech whether it was down on the regular programme of movements or not. In all cases his