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Request for a Railway Pass

TO R. P. MORGAN

SPRINGFIELD, February 13, 1856.
R. P. MORGAN, ESQ.:

Says Tom to John, "Here's your old rotten wheelbarrow. I've broke it usin' on it. I wish you would mend it, 'case I shall want to borrow it this arternoon." Acting on this as a precedent, I say, "Here's your old 'chalked hat,--I wish you would take it and send me a new one, 'case I shall want to use it the first of March."

Yours truly,
A. LINCOLN.

(A 'chalked hat' was the common term, at that time, for a railroad pass.)

The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 by Abraham Lincoln
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Request for a Railway Pass TO R. P. MORGAN SPRINGFIELD, February 13, 1856. R. P. MORGAN, ESQ.: Says Tom to John, "Here's your old rotten wheelbarrow. I've broke it usin' on it. I wish you would mend it, 'case I shall want to borrow it this arternoon." Acting on this as a precedent, I say, "Here's your old 'chalked hat,--I wish you would take it and send me a new one, 'case I shall want to use it the first of March." Yours truly, A. LINCOLN. (A 'chalked hat' was the common term, at that time, for a railroad pass.)
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The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 by Abraham Lincoln