Directory of Speeches and Writings Resources

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This category houses historical documents penned by Abraham Lincoln, including private letters, public documents, and speeches.

Resources in This Category

• Abraham Lincoln

  http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/presidents/abraham-lincoln/
  Brief biography and selection of speeches.

• Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address

  http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/farewell.htm
  A short emotional speech Lincoln delivered as he left Springfield, Illinois, to start his inaugural journey to Washington, D.C.

• Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address

  http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres31.html
  Delivered Monday, March 4, 1861.

• Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address

  http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres32.html
  Delivered Saturday, March 4, 1865.

• House Divided Speech

  http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/divided.htm
  The 1858 speech in which Lincoln warned that slavery would divide the nation.

• Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

  http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Lincoln/gettysburg.html
  A text version of the short, but famous, war-time speech.

• Lost and Found Sound: Gettysburg Eyewitness

  http://www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound/stories/990215.stories.html
  William V. Rathvon was only nine years old when he watched and listened to Abraham Lincoln deliver the famous Gettysburg address. Decades later, he recorded his memories of that occasion on a 78 rpm record. That sound file is reproduced here in RealAudio format.

• Political Debates Between Lincoln and Douglas

  http://www.bartleby.com/251/
  Complete text of the seven masterpieces of debate on the evil of slavery.

• The Emancipation Proclamation

  http://libertyonline.hypermall.com/Lincoln/emancipate.html
  The document that proclaimed slaves in all Confederate states free.

• The Gettysburg Address

  http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gettysburg-address/
  Library of Congress exhibit includes drafts of Lincoln's most famous speech, as well as translations published around the world. Also tells about Lincoln's invitation to Gettysburg and includes a photo of him there.

 

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