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Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 Memorial address on the life and character of Abraham Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01306 Author/Creator: Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Pamphlet Date: February 12, 1866 Pagination: 80 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Delivered before Congress in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. Printed by the Government Printing Office. With "Correspondence Relating to the Memorial Address," printed beginning on page 73.

Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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