Quincy (Ill.). Lincoln-Douglas Semi-Centennial Society.

Committee formed to plan a celebration of all, still living, who attended the debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in Quincy, Ill. on Oct. 13, 1858. George Cyrus of Camp Point, Ill. was chairman of the committee. There were many speakers at the celebration but the main speaker was Judge Harry Higbee of Pittsfield, Ill.

From the description of Proceedings of a reunion of the survivors of the Lincoln-Douglas debate, Oct. 1908. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53920468