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TitleLincoln as a "mixer" in politics stands forth vividly in this letter to Alden Hall. Four months after his wedding he is actively hunting political support that might make him a congressman. He writes of his congressional district, "I would like to be its
Date1925
SourceSandburg, Carl. Abraham Lincoln The Prairie Years. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1925.
CreatorSandburg, Carl
TypeManuscript/Document
PermissionNorthern Illinois University
Themes|| Lincoln's Biography