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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)
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Psychology
Work Type
pamphlet
Class
ephemera
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Item Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
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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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