Abraham Lincoln and Haverford students : Friday, February 22, 1861 / Edwin B. Bronner.

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Abraham Lincoln and Haverford students : Friday, February 22, 1861 / Edwin B. Bronner.

Lincoln travelled to Harrisburg stopping at the Haverford station where Haverford College students greeted him. He passed through Haverford on his return east, but for security reasons, his second journey was unannounced. Photocopies from three articles documenting these trips are included.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Bronner, Edwin B., 1920-

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