Extra Credit Questions

[Rob Wick]

I have no idea whether or not Lincoln wrote this, but in searching the Collected Works online, only two instances exist where "fain" appears. The first was in the letter here and the second was by a couple of Chicago pastors who urged Lincoln in 1862 to bring about a national emancipation movement. The usage was from them and not Lincoln. It appears Lincoln never used it in any other public or private document, which would suggest to me that he didn't write it.

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Rob