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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Facts for the people

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02956 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Pamphlet Date: 1858 Pagination: 24 p. : Height: 22.3 cm, Width: 15.8 cm Order a Copy

Contains the following documents: "Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, delivered in Springfield, Saturday evening, July 17, 1858;" "Great Speech of Senator Trumbull, on the Issues of the Day, Delivered in Chicago, Saturday, August 7, 1858;" "Douglas' Chicago Speech vs. his Freeport Speech: Dred Scott Swallowed in Chicago and Thrown Up in Freeport-What the Supreme Court Says-What President Buchanan Says-The Little Dodger Cornered and Caught;" "What the Southern Papers Say: The Louisville Journal on Douglas and Lincoln-Opinion of the Home Organ of Henry Clay;" "The Political Record of Stephen A. Douglas;" and several small speeches and editorial pieces printed on the front and back covers. 24 pages with printed front and back covers; printed at the Daily Journal Office, Springfield.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Trumbull, Lyman, 1813-1896
Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861

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