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Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Cemetery at Gettysburg
- Creator:
- Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
- Location:
- Indiana, Allen County, Fort Wayne
- Origin Date:
- 1960-1980
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 13 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2003
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This print features a reproduction of the handwritten text of President Abraham Lincoln's speech given at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. An explanatory note on the back states, "Five different original versions of the Gettysburg Address are extant. This version of thirty-seven lines was first reproduced in 1864 in a volume entitled 'Autograph Leaves of Our Country's Authors.' It represents President Lincoln's final judgment as to the content of the address. It is generally known as the Fifth Draft, but it is sometimes designated as 'the standard version.' Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
