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J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Richmond daily dispatch--extra. [no volume or number information (March 4, 1861)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01186 Author/Creator: J.A. Cowardin & Co., (publishers), fl. 1853-1880 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Newspaper Date: 4 March 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Same-day "Extra" printing of Lincoln's first inaugural address; the concluding portion of the speech is not printed. Also: Paragraph criticizing Lincoln for secretly passing through Baltimore (dubbed "Lincoln's pass over"). Report from Capt. Foster at Fort Moultrie; another report of 2 Dahlgren guns arriving in Charleston from Richmond, with more munitions on the way. On verso "Lincoln inaugural" is written in ink.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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