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The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana
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Item Title
Lincoln's invitation to Peoria. [Facsimile.]
Created/Published
September 28, 1854
Peoria, Illinois
Notes
Facsimile of letter sent by Peorians in 1854 asking Lincoln to come here to reply to Douglas's speech.
Subjects
USA--Illinois--Peoria--Peoria
Douglas, Stephen Arnold (1813-1861)
Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Whig party
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Manuscripts
Correspondence
letter
Object Type
Medium
19 x 27 cm.
Call Number
Portfolio 5, no. 9
Stern catalog 4821
Part of
The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana
Repository
Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital ID
lprbscsm scsm0361
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/lprbscsm.scsm0361