Pamphlets

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Theodor Canisius

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This pamphlet is a german biography by an intimate Lincoln associate, dedicated to Robert Todd Lincoln, Dr. Canisius (1827-1885), a German-American immigrant living in Springfield, was engaged by Lincoln to establish a pro-Republican German-language newspaper for the 1860 campaign, using a printing press Lincoln had purchased for the purpose. Canisius complied, the result being the Illinois Staats-Anzeiger, no copies of which are known to have survived. Canisius was instrumental in getting Lincoln's endorsement of voting rights for immigrants, and Lincoln's letter to him on the subject was widely reprinted in the press, and was influential in securing German-American support for the Republican ticket. Lincoln rewarded him with an appointment as consul to Samoa. In his preface, Canisius describes his close friendship with Lincoln, and claims his biography offers otherwise unknown details of Lincoln's life.

Donor

Williams, Frank J.; Williams, Virginia

Date

1867

Measurement Display

253 pages 19 cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Psychology

Work Type

pamphlet

Class

ephemera

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 3821

Digital ID#

E457.C22_1867

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Publisher

Wien, Druck von C. Reisser

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

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