Letter, October 29, 1860.

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Letter, October 29, 1860.

Letter to Nelson Simpson expressing pro-Lincoln sentiments during the 1860 campaign and making snide remarks about Stephen A. Douglas, especially about alcohol consumption by Douglas and his followers. Also miscellaneous family and economic news.

4 p.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861

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Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. He was one of two Democratic Party nominees for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Abraham Lincoln. Douglas had previously defeated Lincoln in the 1858 United States Senate election in Illinois, known for the Lincoln–Douglas debates. During the 1850s, Douglas was one of the foremost advocates of popular sovereignty, which held that each territory should be allowe...

Simpson, Nelson, fl. 1860.

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Simpson, I. L., fl. 1860.

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Simpson, a resident of Buckeye, Christian County, Illinois, was married with an eight-week-old son. He was a supporter of Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election. From the description of Letter, October 29, 1860. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 477280825 ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...