Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, April 7, 1865

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     Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, April 7, 1865, in Roy P. Basler, ed., The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (8 vols., New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), 8: 359.
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    Head Quarters Armies of the United States,
    City-Point,
    Lieut Gen. Grant. April 7. 11 AM. 1865

       Gen. Sheridan says "if the thing is pressed I think that Lee will surrender.'' Let the thing be pressed.

     

       A. LINCOLN

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