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The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete

Volume 7 — HIS PASSES TO RICHMOND NOT HONORED.

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A man called upon the President and solicited a pass for Richmond.

“Well,” said the President, “I would be very happy to oblige, if my passes were respected; but the fact is, sir, I have, within the past two years, given passes to two hundred and fifty thousand men to go to Richmond, and not one has got there yet.”

The applicant quietly and respectfully withdrew on his tiptoes.

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