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From Abraham Lincoln to John A. Andrew & Massachusetts Legislature, February 7, 1861
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Springfield, Ills. Feb. 7, 1861
Gentlemen
Your kind letter of Feb. 1st, with a copy of the resolution of the General Assembly Court, inviting me, in the name of the government and People of Massachusetts, to visit the State, and accept its hospitality, previous to the time of the Presidential inaugeration, is gratefully received by the hand of Col - Horace Binney Sargent; and, in answer, I am constrained to say want of time, denies me the pleasure of accepting the invitation so generously tendered
Your obedient Servant
A. Lincoln.
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D'Abraham Lincoln à John A. Andrew et à la législature du Massachusetts, 7 février 1861
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Springfield, Illinois, 7 févr. 1861
Messieurs,
Votre aimable lettre du 1er février, accompagnée d'une copie de la résolution de la General Assembly Court qui m'invite, au nom du gouvernement et du peuple du Massachusetts, à visiter l'État et à accepter son hospitalité avant la date de l'investiture présidentielle, m'est remise par le colonel Horace Binney Sargent et reçue avec gratitude ; en réponse, je suis contraint de dire que le manque de temps me prive du plaisir d'accepter l'invitation si généreusement offerte.
Votre obéissant serviteur,
A. Lincoln.
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