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Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865

Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865

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Author
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title
Speeches & Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865
Credits
E-text prepared by Melanie Lybarger, Suzanne Lybarger, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Language
English
LoC Class
E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Correspondence
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eBook-No.
14721
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Release Date
January 17, 2005
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.SPEECHES & LETTERS of ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1832-1865
  2. 2.EDITED BY MERWIN ROE
  3. 3.INTRODUCTION
  4. 4.CONTENTS — APPENDIX
  5. 5.PUBLISHERS' NOTE — LINCOLN'S SPEECHES AND LETTERS
  6. 6.Lincoln's First Public Speech. From an Address to the People of Sangamon County. March 9, 1832
  7. 7.Letter to Colonel Robert Allen. June 21, 1836
  8. 8.Lincoln's Opinion on Universal Suffrage. From a Letter published in the Sangamon "Journal." June 13, 1836
  9. 9.From an Address before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois. January 27, 1837
  10. 10.Humorous Account of His Experiences With a Lady He Was Requested to Marry — A Letter to Mrs. O.H. Browning. Springfield, Illinois. April 1, 1838
  11. 11.From a Debate between Lincoln, E.D. Baker, and others against Douglas, Lamborn, and others. Springfield. December 1839
  12. 12.Letter to W.G. Anderson. Lawrenceville, Illinois. October 31, 1840
  13. 13.Extract from a Letter to John T. Stuart. Springfield Illinois. January 23, 1841
  14. 14.From an Address before the Washingtonian Temperance Society. Springfield, Illinois. February 22, 1842
  15. 15.From the Circular of the Whig Committee. An Address to the People of Illinois. March 4, 1843
  16. 16.From a Letter to Martin M. Morris. Springfield, Illinois. March 26, 1843
  17. 17.From a Letter to Joshua F. Speed. Springfield. October 22, 1846
  18. 18.From a Letter to William H. Herndon. Washington. January 8, 1848
  19. 19.From a Letter to William H. Herndon. Washington. June 22, 1848
  20. 20.From a Letter to William H. Herndon. Washington, July 10, 1848
  21. 21.Letter to John D. Johnston. January 2, 1851
  22. 22.Letter to John D. Johnston. Shelbyville. November 4, 1851
  23. 23.Note for Law Lecture. Written about July 1, 1850
  24. 24.A Fragment. Written about July 1, 1854
  25. 25.A Fragment on Slavery. July 1854
  26. 26.Lincoln's Reply to Senator Douglas at Peoria, Illinois. The Origin of the Wilmot Proviso. October 16, 1854
  27. 27.From Letter to the Hon. Geo. Robertson, Lexington, Kentucky. Springfield, Illinois. August 15, 1855
  28. 28.Extracts from Letter to Joshua F. Speed. August 24, 1855
  29. 29.Mr. Lincoln's Speech. May 19, 1856
  30. 30.From his Speech on the Dred Scott Decision. Springfield, Illinois. June 26, 1857
  31. 31."A house divided against itself cannot stand." On Lincoln's Nomination to the United States Senate. Springfield, Illinois. June 17, 1858
  32. 32.Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas at Chicago on Popular Sovereignty, the Nebraska Bill, etc. July 10, 1858
  33. 33.From a Speech at Springfield, Illinois. July 17, 1858
  34. 34.From Lincoln's Reply to Douglas in the First Joint Debate at Ottawa, Illinois. August 21, 1858
  35. 35.Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas in the Second Joint Debate. Freeport, Illinois. August 27, 1858
  36. 36.From Lincoln's Reply at Jonesboro'. September 15, 1858
  37. 37.From Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas at Charleston, Illinois. September 18, 1858
  38. 38.From Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas at Galesburg, Illinois. October, 1858
  39. 39.Notes for Speeches. October 1858
  40. 40.Mr. Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas in the Seventh and Last Debate. Alton, Illinois. October 15, 1858
  41. 41.From a Speech at Columbus, Ohio, on the Slave Trade, Popular Sovereignty, etc. September 16, 1859
  42. 42.From a Speech at Cincinnati, Ohio, on the Intentions of "Black Republicans," the Relation of Labour and Capital, etc. September 17, 1859
  43. 43.From a Letter to J.W. Fell. December 20, 1859
  44. 44.From an Address delivered at Cooper Institute, New York. February 27, 1860
  45. 45.Lincoln's Farewell Address at Springfield, Illinois. February 11, 1861
  46. 46.A Letter to the Hon. Geo. Ashmun accepting his Nomination for the Presidency. May 23, 1860
  47. 47.Letter to Miss Grace Bedell. Springfield, Illinois. October 19, 1860
  48. 48.From an Address to the Legislature at Indianapolis, Indiana. February 12, 1861
  49. 49.From his Address to the Legislature at Columbus, Ohio. February 13, 1861
  50. 50.From his Remarks at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. February 15, 1861
  51. 51.From his Speech at Trenton to the Senate of New Jersey. February 21, 1861
  52. 52.Address in Independence Hall, Philadelphia. February 22, 1861
  53. 53.Reply to the Mayor of Washington, D.C. February 27, 1861
  54. 54.First Inaugural Address. March 4, 1861
  55. 55.Address at Utica, New York. February 18, 1861
  56. 56.From his First Message to Congress, at the Special Session. July 4, 1861
  57. 57.From his Message to Congress at its Regular Session. December 3, 1861
  58. 58.Letter to General G.B. McClellan. Washington. February 3, 1862
  59. 59.Lincoln's Proclamation revoking General Hunter's Order setting the Slaves free. May 19, 1862
  60. 60.Appeal to the Border States in behalf of Compensated Emancipation. July 12, 1862
  61. 61.From a Letter to Cuthbert Bullitt. July 28, 1862
  62. 62.Letter to August Belmont. July 31, 1862
  63. 63.His Letter to Horace Greeley. August 22, 1862
  64. 64.From his Reply to the Chicago Committee of United Religious Denominations. September 13, 1862
  65. 65.From the Annual Message to Congress. December 1, 1862
  66. 66.Emancipation Proclamation. January 1, 1863
  67. 67.Letter to General Grant. July 13, 1863
  68. 68.Letter to —— Moulton. Washington. July 31, 1863
  69. 69.Letter to Mrs. Lincoln. Washington. August 8, 1863
  70. 70.Letter to James H. Hackett. Washington. August 17, 1863
  71. 71.Note to Secretary Stanton. Washington. November 11, 1863
  72. 72.The Letter to James C. Conkling. August 26, 1863
  73. 73.His Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving. October 3, 1863
  74. 74.Address at the Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. November 19, 1863
  75. 75.From the Annual Message to Congress. December 8, 1863
  76. 76.Letter to Secretary Stanton. Washington. March 1, 1864
  77. 77.Letter to Governor Michael Hahn. Washington. March 13, 1864
  78. 78.An Address at a Fair for the Sanitary Commission. March 18, 1864
  79. 79.Letter to A.G. Hodges, of Kentucky. April 4, 1864
  80. 80.From an Address at a Sanitary Fair in Baltimore. April 18, 1864
  81. 81.Letter to General Grant. April 30, 1864
  82. 82.From an Address to the 166th Ohio Regiment. August 22, 1864
  83. 83.Reply to a Serenade. November 10, 1864
  84. 84.A Letter to Mrs. Bixley, of Boston. November 21, 1864
  85. 85.Letter to General Grant. Washington. January 19, 1865
  86. 86.The Second Inaugural Address. March 4, 1865
  87. 87.A Letter to Thurlow Weed. Executive Mansion, Washington. March 15, 1865
  88. 88.From an Address to an Indiana Regiment. March 17, 1865
  89. 89.From his Reply to a Serenade. Lincoln's Last Public Address. April 11, 1865
  90. 90.Appendix
  91. 91.ANECDOTES — LINCOLN'S ENTRY INTO RICHMOND THE DAY AFTER IT WAS TAKEN — As Described at that time by a Writer in the "Atlantic Monthly" — "YOU DON'T WEAR HOOPS—AND I WILL ... PARDON YOUR BROTHER" — HIS JOY IN GIVING A PARDON — HIS SIMPLICITY AND UNOSTENTATIOUSNESS — A PENITENT MAN CAN BE PARDONED — "KEEP SILENCE, AND WE'LL GET YOU SAFE ACROSS" — REBUFF TO A MAN WITH A SMALL CLAIM — THE PRESIDENT'S SILENCE OVER CRITICISMS — "GLAD OF IT" — HIS DEMOCRATIC BEARING

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