Abraham Lincoln Goes to New YorkStory of the country lawyer's first trip to sophisticated New York, and full text of famous Cooper Union speech he delivered there February 27, 1860. |
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... February 27 , as shown in a letter to him from Briggs dated February 15 , 1860. It read : " Your letter was duly recd . The Committee will Adver- tise you for the Evening of the 27th Inst . Hope you will be in good health & spirits , as ...
... February 27 , as shown in a letter to him from Briggs dated February 15 , 1860. It read : " Your letter was duly recd . The Committee will Adver- tise you for the Evening of the 27th Inst . Hope you will be in good health & spirits , as ...
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... February 24 , but according to a quaint story told by Mrs. Stephen Smith , a relative of Mrs. Lincoln's , arrival was at one o'clock Saturday morning . It seemed that Mrs. Smith , a neighbor of the Lincolnsā in Springfield , was going ...
... February 24 , but according to a quaint story told by Mrs. Stephen Smith , a relative of Mrs. Lincoln's , arrival was at one o'clock Saturday morning . It seemed that Mrs. Smith , a neighbor of the Lincolnsā in Springfield , was going ...
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... February 26 , 1860 . COOPER UNION COLLECTION of Cooper Union , February 27 ,. MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Cooper Union , left , scene.
... February 26 , 1860 . COOPER UNION COLLECTION of Cooper Union , February 27 ,. MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Cooper Union , left , scene.
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