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American History in Literature
Noted Speeches of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
American History in Literature
NOTED SPEECHES
OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Including the
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
EDITED WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
BY
LILIAN MARIE BRIGGS
Assistant in the New York Public Library
WITH PORTRAITS
New York
MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY
1911
Copyright, 1911, by
MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY
New York
THE QUINN & BODEN CO. PRESS
RAHWAY, N. J.
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
| Biographical Sketch—Lincoln | ix |
| Cooper Institute Speech | 1 |
| Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address | 35 |
| Lincoln’s Gettysburg Speech | 51 |
| Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address | 53 |
| Proclamation of Emancipation | 57 |
| Biographical Sketch—Douglas | 61 |
| Lincoln-Douglas Debate: | |