Where Is It?

[AussieMick]

I see that Lincoln writes that Grace's letter is "of the 15th ". I think it fair to assume that Grace dated it correctly ...even if she didn't Lincoln probably had it handed to him on 18th ... or 19th. His letter is dated 19th.
Anybody know how prompt delivery was those days ? .... that's by the by , anyway...

My main point is that Lincoln must have , I suggest, responded immediately. Placing her letter aside would have resulted in it being lost or forgotten. .... must look to see what was happening around that date. And was it a Sunday.
From a cynical point of view, Lincoln's action vis a vis electoral popularity, in responding and growing a beard, is up there with Nixon "we're keeping the dog".

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19 Oct 1860 was a Friday.