SpringField Ilinois
斯普林菲爾德 伊利諾伊
Oct 19,1860
1860年10月19日
Miss Grace Bedell My dear little Miss
親愛的小格蕾絲·貝戴爾小姐:
Your very agreeable letter of the 15th is received.
你15日發寄來的信件已經收到了。
I regret the necessity of saying I have no daughters— I have three sons— one seventeen, one nine, and one seven years of age.
很遺憾但是我必須說我沒有女兒——我有三個兒子——一個17歲,一個9歲,還有一個7歲。
They, with their mother, constitute my whole family.
這三個孩子,還有他們的母親,組成了我的整個家庭。
As to the whiskers, having never worn any, do you not think people would call it a piece of silly affectation if I were to begin it now?
至于絡腮胡,從來沒留過,你覺得如果我現在開始留的話人們會不會說那是我為了裝酷才有的傻樣?
Your very sincere well wisher
真誠祝愿你一切都好。
A.Lincoln
亞伯拉罕·林肯