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The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete

Volume 7 — LINCOLN WISHED TO SEE RICHMOND.

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The President remarked to Admiral David D. Porter, while on board the flagship Malvern, on the James River, in front of Richmond, the day the city surrendered:

“Thank God that I have lived to see this!

“It seems to me that I have been dreaming a horrid dream for four years, and now the nightmare is gone.

“I wish to see Richmond.”

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