Excerpt from Some Lincoln Correspondence With Southern Leaders Before the Outbreak of the Civil War: From the Collection of Judd Stewart, 1909 Recently I acquired the correspondence between President Abraham Lincoln, Mr. Alexander H. Stephens and Senator J. J. Crittenden given herein. It seems to me proper to make a permanent record of these 'documents because they add to the history of the time and much to the record of Lincoln's efforts to prevent the War of the Rebellion. By publishing the correspondence it is hoped that perhaps the originals of the letters, which are certified as being correct by Mr. Stephens, may be brought to light. Senator Crittenden's letter to Mr. Stephens, the original of which is in my collection, suggests that he might also have asked Mr. Lincoln's opinion on the same question and the internal evidence of the correspond ence, it seems to me, indicates that these letters were really written by these men. I have indicated in notes which of the letters are original, and which are copies, certified to by Mr. Stephens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.