Personal reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln

Creator Display

George W. Shaw

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Description

This pamphlet contains Shaw's recollections of Abraham Lincoln during his childhood, mainly the 1840s and 1850s. This personal essay was originally an address delivered before the Ethical Club of Geneseo. It was revised and enlarged from remarks partly published in The Geneseo News. There is an image of Lincoln before the title page.

Donor

Williams, Frank J.; Williams, Virginia

Date

1924

Measurement Display

23 pages; text block: 18 cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Edition

7/65 ; seventh impression of 65 copies

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Anecdotes; United States--Politics and government--19th century

Work Type

pamphlet

Class

ephemera

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Item Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights Management

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.

Related Works

Related to: Not present in Monaghan's Bibliography or Stern's Catalog

Digital ID#

E457.3.S531924

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Publisher

Moline, Illinois: Private Printing, Carlson Printing Company

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.