Lincoln's First Inaugural, p3
Dublin Core
Title
Lincoln's First Inaugural, p3
Subject
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865
- Presidents--United States
- Manuscripts
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865
- Presidents--United States
- Manuscripts
Description
Page three 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 the fact that he does not see secession as legal, considers the union unbroken, and considers violence within the states as acts of insurrection/revolution.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Manuscript: printed text with hand-written edits
Files
Citation
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, “Lincoln's First Inaugural, p3,” Mason's Legacies, accessed May 21, 2024, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/307.