Excerpt from Uncollected Works of Abraham Lincoln, His Letters, Addresses and Other Papers, Vol. 2: 1841 to 1845 The second volume of The Uncollected Works of Abraham Lincoln carries forward the grand design Of the editor, Dr. Rufus Rockwell Wilson, whose comprehensive understanding of the Emancipator's life, times and works stems from an intimate study of his career. This is made manifest by his notes and comment concerning the Lincoln, the America and the world of 1841-1845 so well documented in these pages. 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.