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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08926 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1860 |
| Title | John G. Nicolay to Joseph B. Lemen regarding the election |
| Date | 8 September 1860 |
| Author | Nicolay, John G. (1832-1901) |
| Additional authors | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Lemen, Joseph B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writing on behalf of candidate Abraham Lincoln, he declines to answer the question Lemen mailed to him (and questions sent from individuals in general) because it would be too time consuming and "break faith with his friends, who nominated him with the expectation that he would let the people judge him by his past record." |
| Subjects | President Politics Election Government and Civics |
| People | Nicolay, John G. (1832-1901) Lemen, Joseph B. (fl. 1860) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Springfield, Illinois |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |