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Lot 33
Sale 6560 - The Fathers and Saviors of Our Country: A Presidential Sale
Mar 26, 2026
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Live / Chicago
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LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). "Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, Delivered in Springfield, Saturday Evening, July 17, 1858" [in:
Facts for the People. A Valuable Campaign Document... Springfield, IL: Daily Journal Office, 1860].
Facts for the People. A Valuable Campaign Document... Springfield, IL: Daily Journal Office, 1860].
8vo (222 x 159 mm). Original printed yellow wrappers (staple punctures near ends of spine).
"MY DECLARATIONS UPON...NEGRO SLAVERY MAY BE MISREPRESENTED, BUT CANNOT BE MISUNDERSTOOD": PRELUDE TO THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES.
Lincoln discusses the Dred Scott decision, the Lecompton Constitution, and reiterates that "a house divided against itself can not stand" (p.5), defending his famous "House Divided" speech against Douglas' misinterpretation.
REFERENCES:
Monaghan 12 (separate issue), 37
[Bound with:] Great Speech of Senator Trumbull, on the Issues of the Day. Delivered in Chicago, Saturday, August 7, 1858. Springfield, IL: Daily Journal Office, 1860.
This lot is located in Chicago.