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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 The address of the Hon. Abraham Lincoln [Cooper Institute address]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00533 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1860 Pagination: 32 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Disbound. First edition but third printing of remarks. Annotated by Cephas Brainerd and Charles C. Nott. Not in Sabin but related to B41160. Known as the Cooper Union (Cooper Institute) address. This speech in New York was instrumental in Lincoln's election to the Presidency in 1860. Similar to Monaghan #68.

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