The first Lincoln and Douglas debate : at Ottawa, Ill., Aug. 21, 1858

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Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Arnold Douglas

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Description

This pamphlet contains the transcript of Stephen A. Douglas opening debate speech followed by Abraham Lincoln's reply during the first debate of Lincoln's bid for Illinois Senate in which Douglas was the incumbent. Lincoln's Farewell address at Springfield, Ill., as he was leaving for Washington, Feb. 11, 1861 appears at the end of the pamphlet followed by a brief history of Douglas and Lincoln's debate interactions.

Donor

Williams, Frank J.; Williams, Virginia

Date

1897

Measurement Display

32 pages ; 20 cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Subjects

Slavery--United States; Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858

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: Monaghan's Bibliography Number 1380; Stern's Catalog Number 135

Digital ID#

E173.044V.4.no.85

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Publisher

Boston : Directors of the Old South Work

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.