Lincoln's First Inaugural, beginning

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Title

Lincoln's First Inaugural, beginning

Subject

- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865
- Presidents--United States
- Manuscripts

Description

Page one of the final copy of Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address.

Creator

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Source

Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

Publisher

Library of Congress

Date

March, 1861

Contributor

Jacob Anderson

Rights

Public domain

Language

English

Type

Manuscripts

Identifier

This first page of Lincoln's address is contextually important because of the section where he addresses his intentions regarding slavery before the outbreak of the Civil War.

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Original Format

Manuscript: printed text with hand-written edits

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Citation

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, “Lincoln's First Inaugural, beginning,” Mason's Legacies, accessed May 21, 2024, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/306.

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