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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 8. (search)
paign, they stepped to the forefront and blew the bugle themselves. This custom will account for the boldness of Lincoln's utterances and the unequivocal tone of his declarations. His card — a sort of political fulmination — was as follows: New Salem, June 13, 1836. To the Editor of The Journal: In your paper of last Saturday I see a communication over the signature of Many voters in which the candidates who are announced in the Journal are called upon to show their hands. Agreed. Here'ever wanted to have repeated. The strangest part of it all is that the letter was recently found and given to the public by Allen's own son. The Ms. is now in possession of the Lincoln Monument Association of Springfield. It is as follows: New Salem, June 21, 1836. Dear Colonel: I am told that during my absence last week you passed through the place and stated publicly that you were in possession of a fact or facts, which if known to the public would entirely destroy the prospects of N.