The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln-VOL. VII (Chap. 2.211) lyrics
by Abraham Lincoln
Telegram To A. H. Rice.
Executive Mansion, Washington, November 8, 1864.
HON. A. H. RICE, Boston, Massachusetts:
Yours received. I have no other notice that the ox is mine. If it be really so, I present it to the Sailors' Fair as a contribution.
A. LINCOLN.