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Lincoln's Last Speech in the Campaign of 1858
- Creator:
- S. R. Ferreira
- Location:
- Illinois, Chicago
- Origin Date:
- 1925
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 15 3/4 in x 10 7/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2044
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This print features the text in calligraphic font of a speech that Abraham Lincoln gave at a grand reception given for him in Springfield, Illinois, on October 30, 1858, at the end of the political campaign just before the election would take place in early November. Lincoln had been away most of the October campaigning for the Senate seat for Illinois. Judge Stephen Douglas was Lincoln's opponent for the Senate seat. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
