Near Chicago
June 11th
Gov Oglesbey–
From the day’s Chicago paper, I have clipped another interesting editorial, such articles injure those from whom they emanate, far more than myself. My wish to have the Monument, placed over my Husband’s remains, will meet the approval of the whole civilized world, & if not carried out, and a
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favorable answer, given me by the 15th of this month, I will certainly do as I have said. It is very painful to me, to be heated in this manner, by some of those I considered my friends, such conduct, will not add, very much, to the honor of our state–
I enclose you a scrap, sent from Springfield. ^to the paper to-day^ doubtless emanating, from the fertile pen of E. L. Baker–
Very Resp–
Mrs Lincoln