- How sure this is
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- What turned up
- Letter to William H. Herndon, July 10, 1848 — a named, dated personal letter.
- Work
- Letter to William H. Herndon
- Occasion
- 1848
- Sources checked
- en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Sourced section, 1840s, cites the Herndon letter by date