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Meeting of May 29, 1900, commemorative of the convention of May 29, 1856, that organized the Republican Party in the state of Illinois /
- Other Title:
- Anti-Nebraska Republican convention, May 29, 1856
- Authors:
- McLean County Historical Society (McLean County, Ill.), Prince, Ezra M.
- Other Authors:
- Prince, Ezra M. (Ezra Morton), 1831-1908.
- Item ID:
- 71200908405119; MQ1597; MQ3909
- Publisher:
- Bloomington, Ill. : Pantagraph Print. and Stationery Co., 1900.
- Series:
- Transactions of the McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Illinois ; v. 3; Transactions of the McLean County Historical Society ; v. 3.
- Call Number:
- F547.M16 M2 VOL. 3
- Physical Description:
- 11-184 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 25 cm.
- Topic:
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political career before 1861.
- Republican Party (Ill.) -- History.
- Republican Party (Ill.). Convention (1856 : Bloomington, Ill.)
- Illinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865.
- Note:
- Includes index.; CLICK ON WEB ADDRESS TO REACH THIS DOCUMENT.; Introductory note / E.M. Prince -- Introductory address / George P. Davis -- Address of welcome/ Joseph W. Fifer -- Editorial Convention, February 22, 1856 / Paul Shelby -- Republican State Convention, October, 1854 / Paul Shelby -- The Germans and German press / William Vocke -- Lovejoy, the abolitionists, and Republican Party / Benj. F. Shaw -- Address / James M. Ruggles -- Lincoln and the Campaign of 1856 / Thomas J. Henderson -- Lincoln and the Anit-Know-Nothing resolutions / Geo. Schneider -- Address / J.O. Cunningham -- Abraham Lincoln / John G. Nicolay -- The Whigs and Whig leaders / I.L. Morrison -- General address / John M. Palmer -- Biographical sketch of Governor Bissell / Frank M. Elliot -- Official account of convention -- Telegrams -- Unofficial account of convention -- The "Lost speech."; History of the conventions of 1854 and 1856, the Know-Nothing resolutions and Lincoln's part in the formation of the Republican Party.; Copy 1: Uncut and unbound.
- OCLC Number:
- ocm03736542
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Available for Viewing:
- By appointment only
- Category:
- Books & Pamphlets
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