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I am much indebted to the good Christian people of the country for their constant prayers and consolations and to no one of them, more than to yourself.

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln
Age: 56 †
Born: 1809
Born: February 12
Died: 1865
Died: April 15
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