 | Hinton Rowan Helper - 1857 - 946 pages
...ministers of how they had endorsed it unread, and he read it them. Its contents ran thus : " This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable...ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards." Lincoln explained what he had intended to do if McClellan had won. He would have gone to him and said,... | |
 | 1928 - 776 pages
...paper, which was found to read as follows: Executive Mansion, Washington, Aug. 23, 1864 This morning, as. for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable...Then it will be my duty to so co-operate with the President elect as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration; as he will have secured... | |
 | 1889 - 1028 pages
...conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum : This morning, as for several days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be reëlected. Then it will ba my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect as to save the Union between... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 594 pages
...present conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum : This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable...ground that he cannot possibly save it afterwards. He then folded and pasted the sheet in such manner that its contents could not be read, and as the... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 586 pages
...present conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum : i**. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable...election on such ground that he cannot possibly save copied from the it afterwards. MS. He then folded and pasted the sheet in such manner that its contents... | |
 | John George Nicolay, John Hay - 1890 - 580 pages
...present conviction of duty. He wrote on the 23d of August the following memorandum: ISM. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be reflected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect as to save the Union between... | |
 | Henry Clay Whitney - 1892 - 772 pages
...McClellan should be his successor, thus : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, August 23d, 1864. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable...will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to co-operate with the President-elect so as to save this Union between the election and the inauguration,... | |
 | John Witherspoon Du Bose - 1892 - 828 pages
...Presidential contest closed : "EXECUTIVE MANSION, | " WASHINGTON, August 123, 1864. j " This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable...will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to co-operate with the President-elect so as to save the Union, between the election and the inauguration,... | |
 | Alexander Kelly McClure - 1892 - 516 pages
...to be opened until after the election: EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, August 23, 1864. This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable...will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to co-operate with the President-elect so as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration,... | |
 | charles carleton coffin - 1892 - 654 pages
...meeting, the President wrote the following words : , " This morning, as for several days past, it seems probable that this Administration will not be re-elected....be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect to save the Union between the election and the inauguration, as he will have secured hu election on... | |
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This morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be re-elected. Then it will be my duty to so cooperate with the President-elect, as to save the Union between the election and the inauguration ; as he... 
