Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Graham, Mentor. 'Mentor Graham (William H. Herndon Interview)' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: interview]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
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Mentor Graham

Says that Lincoln told him that the way he learned to write so well & so distinctly & precisely was that many people who Came with them from Ky & different sections after they moved to Indian says his perceptions were sharpened — he learnd to see other people thoughts and feelings and ideas by writing their friendly confidential letters —

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