Cooper, Peter (1791-1883) [Draft of speech introducing Lincoln]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06474 Author/Creator: Cooper, Peter (1791-1883) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1860-1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 25 x 19.9 cm. Order a Copy
Reads in part, "God has made our future peace depend on virtue -- and our national health on wise and temperate use of the blessings entrusted to our care." On page four he begins to introduce Lincoln but does not finish. With cross-outs and corrections.
Cooper was an American manufacturer and philanthropist who founded The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Lincoln made a famous speech there 27 February 1860.
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