Letter and typed copy : Washington, D.C., to H[enry] P[elham] H[olmes] Bromwell, 1856 June 21.

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Letter and typed copy : Washington, D.C., to H[enry] P[elham] H[olmes] Bromwell, 1856 June 21.

Discusses first Republican Party convention in Philadelphia, 1856 and mentions he nominated Abraham Lincoln for vice president. Also describes a Whig Party meeting in Washington, D.C.

1 item (2 p.) ; 25 cm.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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