Speeches & Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865
by Abraham Lincoln
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Contents
- Introduction
- Publishers' Note
- Lincoln's First Public Speech. From an Address to the People of Sangamon County. March 9, 1832
- Letter to Colonel Robert Allen. June 21, 1836
- From an Address before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois. January 27, 1837
- Humorous Account of His Experiences With a Lady He Was Requested to Marry
- From a Debate between Lincoln, E.D. Baker, and others against Douglas, Lamborn, and others. Springfield. December 1839
- Letter to W.G. Anderson. Lawrenceville, Illinois. October 31, 1840
- Extract from a Letter to John T. Stuart. Springfield Illinois. January 23, 1841
- From an Address before the Washingtonian Temperance Society. Springfield, Illinois. February 22, 1842
- From the Circular of the Whig Committee. An Address to the People of Illinois. March 4, 1843
- From a Letter to Martin M. Morris. Springfield, Illinois. March 26, 1843
- From a Letter to Joshua F. Speed. Springfield. October 22, 1846
- From a Letter to William H. Herndon. Washington. January 8, 1848
- From a Letter to William H. Herndon. Washington. June 22, 1848
- From a Letter to William H. Herndon. Washington, July 10, 1848
- Letter to John D. Johnston. January 2, 1851
- Letter to John D. Johnston. Shelbyville. November 4, 1851
- Note for Law Lecture. Written about July 1, 1850
- A Fragment. Written about July 1, 1854
- A Fragment on Slavery. July 1854
- Lincoln's Reply to Senator Douglas at Peoria, Illinois. The Origin of the Wilmot Proviso. October 16, 1854
- From Letter to the Hon. Geo. Robertson, Lexington, Kentucky. Springfield, Illinois. August 15, 1855
- Extracts from Letter to Joshua F. Speed. August 24, 1855
- Mr. Lincoln's Speech. May 19, 1856
- From his Speech on the Dred Scott Decision. Springfield, Illinois. June 26, 1857
- "A house divided against itself cannot stand." On Lincoln's Nomination to the United States Senate. Springfield, Illinois. June 17, 1858
- Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas at Chicago on Popular Sovereignty, the Nebraska Bill, etc. July 10, 1858
- From a Speech at Springfield, Illinois. July 17, 1858
- From Lincoln's Reply to Douglas in the First Joint Debate at Ottawa, Illinois. August 21, 1858
- Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas in the Second Joint Debate. Freeport, Illinois. August 27, 1858
- From Lincoln's Reply at Jonesboro'. September 15, 1858
- From Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas at Charleston, Illinois. September 18, 1858
- From Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas at Galesburg, Illinois. October, 1858
- Notes for Speeches. October 1858
- Mr. Lincoln's Reply to Judge Douglas in the Seventh and Last Debate. Alton, Illinois. October 15, 1858
- From a Speech at Columbus, Ohio, on the Slave Trade, Popular Sovereignty, etc. September 16, 1859
- From a Speech at Cincinnati, Ohio, on the Intentions of "Black Republicans," the Relation of Labour and Capital, etc. September 17, 1859
- From a Letter to J.W. Fell. December 20, 1859
- From an Address delivered at Cooper Institute, New York. February 27, 1860
- Lincoln's Farewell Address at Springfield, Illinois. February 11, 1861
- A Letter to the Hon. Geo. Ashmun accepting his Nomination for the Presidency. May 23, 1860
- Letter to Miss Grace Bedell. Springfield, Illinois. October 19, 1860
- From an Address to the Legislature at Indianapolis, Indiana. February 12, 1861
- From his Address to the Legislature at Columbus, Ohio. February 13, 1861
- From his Remarks at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. February 15, 1861
- From his Speech at Trenton to the Senate of New Jersey. February 21, 1861
- Address in Independence Hall, Philadelphia. February 22, 1861
- Reply to the Mayor of Washington, D.C. February 27, 1861
- First Inaugural Address. March 4, 1861
- Address at Utica, New York. February 18, 1861
- From his First Message to Congress, at the Special Session. July 4, 1861
- From his Message to Congress at its Regular Session. December 3, 1861
- Letter to General G.B. McClellan. Washington. February 3, 1862
- Lincoln's Proclamation revoking General Hunter's Order setting the Slaves free. May 19, 1862
- Appeal to the Border States in behalf of Compensated Emancipation. July 12, 1862
- From a Letter to Cuthbert Bullitt. July 28, 1862
- Letter to August Belmont. July 31, 1862
- His Letter to Horace Greeley. August 22, 1862
- From his Reply to the Chicago Committee of United Religious Denominations. September 13, 1862
- From the Annual Message to Congress. December 1, 1862
- Emancipation Proclamation. January 1, 1863
- Letter to General Grant. July 13, 1863
- Letter to —— Moulton. Washington. July 31, 1863
- Letter to Mrs. Lincoln. Washington. August 8, 1863
- Letter to James H. Hackett. Washington. August 17, 1863
- The Letter to James C. Conkling. August 26, 1863
- His Proclamation for a Day of Thanksgiving. October 3, 1863
- Address at the Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. November 19, 1863
- From the Annual Message to Congress. December 8, 1863
- Letter to Secretary Stanton. Washington. March 1, 1864
- Letter to Governor Michael Hahn. Washington. March 13, 1864
- An Address at a Fair for the Sanitary Commission. March 18, 1864
- Letter to A.G. Hodges, of Kentucky. April 4, 1864
- From an Address at a Sanitary Fair in Baltimore. April 18, 1864
- Letter to General Grant. April 30, 1864
- From an Address to the 166th Ohio Regiment. August 22, 1864
- Reply to a Serenade. November 10, 1864
- A Letter to Mrs. Bixley, of Boston. November 21, 1864
- Letter to General Grant. Washington. January 19, 1865
- The Second Inaugural Address. March 4, 1865
- A Letter to Thurlow Weed. Executive Mansion, Washington. March 15, 1865
- From an Address to an Indiana Regiment. March 17, 1865
- From his Reply to a Serenade. Lincoln's Last Public Address. April 11, 1865
- Anecdotes