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From Abraham Lincoln to Norman B. Judd, December 14, 1859
Springfield, Decr. 14. 1859
Dear Judd:
Herewith is the letter of our old whig friends, and my answer, sent as you requested - I showed both to Dubois, and he feared the clause about leave to publish, in the answer, would not be quite satisfactory to you - I hope it will be satisfactory; as I would rather not seem to come before the public as a volunteer; still if, after considering this, you still deem it important, you may, you may substitute the inclosed slip, by pasting it down over the original clause - I find some of our friends here, attach more consequence to getting the National Convention into our State than I did, or do - Some of them made me promise to say so to you - As to the time, it must certainly be after the Charleston fandango; and I think, within bounds of reason, the later the better - As to that matter about the Committee, in relation to appointing delegates by general convention, or by Districts, I shall attend to it as well as I know how, which, G - d knows, will not be very well - Write me, if you can find any thing to write - Yours as ever
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Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
D’Abraham Lincoln à Norman B. Judd, 14 décembre 1859
Springfield, 14 déc. 1859
Cher Judd,
Vous trouverez ci-joint la lettre de nos vieux amis whigs et ma réponse, envoyées comme vous l’avez demandé. Je les ai montrées toutes deux à Dubois, et il a craint que, dans la réponse, la clause relative à l’autorisation de publier ne vous donne pas entière satisfaction. J’espère qu’elle vous satisfera, car je préférerais ne pas paraître me présenter volontairement devant le public ; néanmoins, si après y avoir réfléchi vous jugez encore cela important, vous pouvez, vous pouvez substituer le feuillet ci-joint à la clause originale en le collant par-dessus celle-ci.
Je constate que certains de nos amis ici attachent plus d’importance que je ne le faisais, ou n’en attache, à obtenir que la Convention nationale se tienne dans notre État. Certains d’entre eux m’ont fait promettre de vous le dire. Quant à la date, elle doit assurément être postérieure au fandango de Charleston ; et je pense que, dans les limites du raisonnable, plus elle sera tardive, mieux cela vaudra.
Quant à cette affaire du Comité, concernant la désignation des délégués par une convention générale ou par districts, je m’en occuperai du mieux que je saurai, ce qui, D… sait, ne sera pas très bien.
Écrivez-moi, si vous trouvez quelque chose à écrire.
À vous comme toujours,
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