First Chorus from the Song, "We Are Coming, Father Abraham" by James Sloan Gibbons, undated

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten quote, written by J. S. Gibbons (James Sloan Gibbons), is the first paragraph of the poem, "We Are Coming, Father Abraham" that begins with "We are coming, Father Abraham, three hundred thousand more." The poem, written in the 1800's, was set to music by eight different composers.

Publication Date

1863

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Poems

Object Type

text

Format (original)

song lyrics; poetry

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F122-2

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 4: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 122

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

First Chorus from the Song, "We Are Coming, Father Abraham" by James Sloan Gibbons, undated, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.