[Hoot Gibson]

Letter to Col. William Elkins, Nov. 21, 1864...Reference: The Lincoln Encyclopedia, Archer H. Shaw, published in 1950

He saw it, Hoot... don't be upset because with your tunnel vision you can't. Pity.

Did you read the Snopes link at all? The part where Lincoln's personal secretary claimed that the letter cited in your reference was a hoax? Probably not. It is always better to do your homework before you start a new thread. Defending a blunder is much tougher than avoiding it in the first place.