Oliver P. Hall and Others to Abraham Lincoln, January 9, 1860, Mechanicsburg, Illinois

    Source citation
    From Oliver P. Hall and Others to Abraham Lincoln, January 9, 1860 (Questions), Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html.
    Author (from)
    Oliver P. Hall
    Jacob P. Fullinwider
    William F. Correll
    Type
    Letter
    Date Certainty
    Exact
    Transcriber
    Transcribed by the Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College, Galesburg, IL
    Adapted by John Osborne, Dickinson College
    Transcription date
    The following transcript has been adapted from the Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress.

    Mechanicsburg Ill, Jan 9th/60

     
    Dear Sir
     
    We the undersigned as members (of what is styled the old Whig party) desire in a confidential maner to ask Your opinion of some of the leading questions of the day. There seems to be quite a diversity of opinion in reference to assertions made by You in Your speeches at different times. We as a body apply to you for information with all due deference to Your feelings hoping our petitions may meet your favor. In the first place we will ask you what You ment when you said this Union could not Stand half slave & half free. And also what you ment when you said a house divided against itself could not stand. We ask these questions as private Citizens hoping they will be answered privately. As we wish to use them privately. For which you have our regards &c
     
    O. P. Hall
     
    J. N. Fullinwider
     
    W. F. Correll
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