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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Message of the President of the United States and Accompanying Documents ...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06472 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 6 December 1864 Pagination: 14 p. ; 22.2 x 14.2 cm. Order a Copy

Title continues, " ... to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session of the Thirty-Eight Congress. Part I." Lincoln's State of the Union Address, marked Executive Document No. 1. Printed by the Government Printing Office.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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