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McParlin, Thomas A., 1825-1897 [Contemporary transcription of the Gettysburg Address]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02649.23 Author/Creator: McParlin, Thomas A., 1825-1897 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.4 cm Order a Copy

Written on stationery of the Murray Hill Hotel in New York.

McParlin, T. A. (Thomas Andrew), 1825-1897
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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