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Baker, Lewis & Co. (fl. 1864) The Daily register. [Vol. 2, no. 25 (October 20, 1864)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05959.66 Author/Creator: Baker, Lewis & Co. (fl. 1864) Place Written: Wheeling, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 20 October 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 66.5 x 49.5 cm. Order a Copy

Prints a speech of New York Governor Horatio Seymour in Philadelphia to the democratic meeting about why Abraham Lincoln should not be re-elected in the 1864 presidential election. Prints the democratic ticket of General George B. McClellan. This paper is extremely supportive of McClellan as the Democratic presidential candidate. Also includes an interview between Abraham Lincoln and "loyal Tennesseans." Gives an update on the whereabouts of Union General William T. Sherman's army and other war news.

Baker, Lewis & Co., fl. 1864

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