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Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883 [Draft of speech introducing Lincoln]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06474 Author/Creator: Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1860-1865 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Reads in part, "God has made our future peace depend on virtue -- and our national health on wise and temperate use of the blessings entrusted to our care." On page four he begins to introduce Lincoln but does not finish. With cross-outs and corrections.

Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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