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Title: Complete works of Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901, ed Hay, John, 1838-1905, joint ed
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Publisher: (Harrogate, Tenn.) : Lincoln Memorial University
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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a Posi-tion in the N. Y. Custom House, March13, 1862 I do not remember Curtis H. Hall, the writerof the within; but Daniel E. Ruckel, mentioned,was a dear friend of mine; and any favor donea member of his family would be appreciatedby me. A. Lincoln. *32 Abraham Lincoln (Mar. 14 Letter to James A. McDougall Executive Mansion, March 14, 1862. MY DEAR SIR: As to the expensive-ness of the plan of gradual emancipa-tion with compensation, proposed inthe late message, please allow me one or twobrief suggestions. Less than one half days cost of this war wouldpay for all the slaves in Delaware at four hun-dred dollars per head. Thus, all the slaves in Delaware by the census of i860, are. . . i>798 400 Cost of the slaves $719,200 One days cost of the war 2,000,000 Again, less than eighty-seven days cost of thiswar would, at the same price, pay for all inDelaware, Maryland, District of Columbia,Kentucky, and Missouri. Thus, slaves in Delaware 1,798 Maryland 87,188 District of Columbia. 3,181
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Abraham Lincoln Wood Engraving from Original Photograph takenin Springfield, 1861. Said to be his FirstPhotograph taken with a beard. 1862) Letter to McDougall 133 Thus, slaves in Kentucky ........ 225,490 Missouri 114,965 432,622400 Cost of slaves $173,048,800 Eighty-seven days cost of the war 174,000,000 Do you doubt that taking the initiatory stepson the part of those States and this Districtwould shorten the war more than eighty-sevendays, and thus be an actual saving of expense? A word as to the time and manner of incurringthe expense. Suppose, for instance, a State de-vises and adopts a system by which the institu-tion absolutely ceases therein by a named day—say January 1, 1882. Then let the sum to bepaid to such a State by the United States be as-certained by taking from the census of i860 thenumber of slaves within the State, and multiply-ing that number by four hundred—the UnitedStates to pay such sums to the State in twentyequal annual installments, in six per cent, bon

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