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You can call me "Al"...
06-24-2016, 01:03 PM
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RE: You can call me "Al"...
Good question, Eva. I do not believe I have seen a quote from Lincoln himself regarding this.

On the web page here John Simon writes:

"What should be taken into account is that while Springfield friends called him "Lincoln," old friends from New Salem days called him "Abe."
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You can call me "Al"... - Eva Elisabeth - 06-24-2016, 07:49 AM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - RJNorton - 06-24-2016, 08:25 AM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - RJNorton - 06-24-2016 01:03 PM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - Gene C - 06-24-2016, 01:45 PM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - wpbinzel - 06-24-2016, 10:57 PM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - Angela - 06-25-2016, 12:56 AM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - Angela - 06-25-2016, 04:09 AM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - LincolnMan - 06-25-2016, 05:15 AM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - Anita - 06-25-2016, 03:44 PM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - Anita - 06-25-2016, 05:10 PM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - Rob Wick - 06-25-2016, 06:16 PM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - RJNorton - 06-26-2016, 09:57 AM
RE: You can call me "Al"... - RJNorton - 06-26-2016, 03:26 PM

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