JS, partial draft of Letter, [, Hancock Co., IL], to , [, Boyd Co., KY], 13 May 1844; handwriting of ; one page, JS Office Papers, CHL.
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*29 May 1844
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I mourn for the depravity of the world; I hate the imbecility of American statemen; I despise the hypocri of christendom; I detest the shrinkage of candidates <for office> from pledges and responsibility; and I pray God, his infinite mercy, to stir up all the virtue tha[t] yet remains on earth [p. [1]]