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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 New-York weekly tribune. [Vol. 17, no. 877 (July 3, 1858)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02534 Author/Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 1858/07/03 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 54.3 cm, Width: 40.8 cm Order a Copy

Lincoln speech at Republican State Convention, printed in the New-York Herald Tribune, vol. XVII no. 877. Speech appears on page 3 under the section "Republican Principles", titled "Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, at the Republican State Convention, June 16, 1858." This early printing shows the national attention Lincoln received for the speech of June 16, despite his loss to Douglas. Greeley endorses the speech in an editorial on page 4.

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