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| − | + | of commanding a Reg't as any man out of | |
| − | as any man out of | ||
the West Point graduate. | the West Point graduate. | ||
| − | The young men who | + | The young men who have graduated here |
| − | have graduated here | + | would rally round his standard as they |
| − | would rally round his | ||
| − | standard as they | ||
would round a heros. | would round a heros. | ||
| − | I trust, and I speak | + | I trust, and I speak for all your friends here, |
| − | for all your friends here, | + | that you feel induced to appoint him to |
| − | that you feel induced | ||
| − | to appoint him to | ||
some honorable position. | some honorable position. | ||
| − | With my warmest | + | With my warmest sentiments of regard |
| − | sentiments of regard | ||
+ esteem | + esteem | ||
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I am your | I am your | ||
obdt servt | obdt servt | ||
John S. Lincoln | John S. Lincoln | ||
[flourish] | [flourish] | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 24 January 2018
of commanding a Reg't as any man out of the West Point graduate.
The young men who have graduated here would rally round his standard as they would round a heros.
I trust, and I speak for all your friends here, that you feel induced to appoint him to some honorable position.
With my warmest sentiments of regard + esteem
I am your obdt servt John S. Lincoln [flourish]