Tuesday, February 14, 1860.Springfield, IL.
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In U.S. Circuit Court Lincoln makes his last appearance for term. Two
of his cases are continued, and in third he files bill of revivor. He
answers letter from Messrs. Hall, Fullinwider, and Correll of
Sangamon County asking meaning of statement "a house divided against
itself cannot stand." After quoting paragraph Lincoln writes: "It
puzzles me to make my meaning plainer."
Record; Files; Abraham Lincoln to Oliver P. Hall, Jacob N. Fullinwider, and William F. Correll, 14 February 1860, CW, 3:519-20. |