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Follett, Foster and Company, fl. 1860; Political debates between the Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01301 Author/Creator: Follett, Foster and Company, fl. 1860; Place Written: Columbus Type: Book signed Date: 1860 Pagination: 268 p. 21 x 16.5 cm Order a Copy

One book entitled, "Political debates between the Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas" dated 1860. Item is a printing of the speeches between Abraham Lincoln and Stepehen Douglas from June 1858 to October 1858. Speech topics covered were slavery; states rights; abolition; and the intentions of the forefathers on who they viewed as equal in the Constitution. Inscribed in pencil by Lincoln to "Hon. S.H.Treat."

Howes L338, Monaghan 69, Sabin; Pratt in Manuscripts 6:194-201. With Treat's bookplate on the front pastedown, "Law Library, No.8." 1st Ed., 1st issue. Original brown ribbed cloth, stamped with gilt title on spine.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

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