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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Papers: Lincoln-Authored Documents Document mal0374800
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From Abraham Lincoln to John Chrisman, September 21, 1860
Springfield, Ills. Sep. 21 1860
My dear Sir
Yours of the 13th was duly received - I have no doubt that you and I are related. My Grand-father's Christian name was “Abraham” - He had four brothers - Isaac, Jacob, John & Thomas - They were born in Pennsylvania, and my Grand-father, and some, if not all the others, in early life removed to Rockingham Co. Virginia. There my father - named Thomas - was born - From there my grand-father removed to Kentucky, and was killed by Indians, about the year 1784 - His brother Thomas, - who was my father's uncle - also removed to Kentucky - to Fayette Co. I think - where, as I understand he lived, and died - I close, by repeating, I have no doubt you and I are related - Yours very truly
A. Lincoln
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Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
D'Abraham Lincoln à John Chrisman, 21 septembre 1860
Springfield, Illinois, le 21 septembre 1860
Mon cher Monsieur,
Votre lettre du 13 m'est dûment parvenue. Je ne doute pas que vous et moi soyons parents. Le prénom chrétien de mon grand-père était « Abraham ». Il avait quatre frères : Isaac, Jacob, John et Thomas. Ils étaient nés en Pennsylvanie, et mon grand-père, ainsi que certains des autres, sinon tous, partirent jeunes pour le comté de Rockingham, en Virginie. C'est là que naquit mon père, nommé Thomas. De là, mon grand-père partit pour le Kentucky, où des Indiens le tuèrent vers 1784. Son frère Thomas, qui était l'oncle de mon père, partit lui aussi pour le Kentucky, dans le comté de Fayette, je crois, où, à ce que j'ai compris, il vécut et mourut.
Je termine en répétant que je ne doute pas que vous et moi soyons parents.
Très sincèrement à vous,
A. Lincoln
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