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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05805 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Speech fragment of annual address to Congress |
| Date | 6 December 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Miscellany ; Government document; Miscellany |
| Content Description | "Presents the example of complete success, Maryland is secure to liberty and union for all the future...." With ANS endorsement on verso by John DeFrees, Superintendent of public printing, attesting to its source. GLC 3252 is the preceding page. |
| Subjects | President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Government and Civics Printing Civil War Military History Union Forces |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Basler vol. VIII, p. 148. The complete message is printed on p. 136-153, whence comes the section in angled brackets. "Foul" replaces "unclean" in the final version. John Defrees was a government printer (Basler 148n). Other autograph fragments from this speech have similar written statements on verso. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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