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Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Carpenter, Francis B. 'Francis B. Carpenter to William H. Herndon' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: letter]. Permission: University of Illinois Press
411. Francis B. Carpenter to William H. Herndon. New York Dec 24th 1866 My dear Sir, Many thanks for your letters of the 11th. 13. 17. and 18th. — The longest letter that of the 11th interested me profoundly. I think you are right. The truth is what the world wants. Lincoln's love for Anne Rutledge, may yet loosen up the history like Dante's for Beatrice, or Petrarch for Laura, — We are too near to him. (& were the great public) to profoundly appreciate these revelations.
Wilson, Douglas L., ed.; Davis, Rodney O., ed.; Carpenter, Francis B. 'Francis B. Carpenter to William H. Herndon' in 'Herndon's Informants: Letters, Interviews, and Statements About Abraham Lincoln' . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1998. [format: book], [genre: letter]. Permission: University of Illinois Press Persistent link to this document: http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/file.php?file=herndon520.html |
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