TitleTo commemorate the debate of Abraham Lincoln and Anthony Thornton on freedom of territories, June 15, 1856 in Old Court House, Shelbyville, Illinois.
PublishedShelbyville, Ill. : Shelby County leader, 1923.
Description22 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
General NoteCover title: The Lincoln-Thornton debate, 1856, Shelbyville, Illinois.
Contains the report of a program held Feb. 12, 1922 at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Shelbyville, as given in the Democrat, Feb. 16, 1922, and the speeches delivered on Feb. 12, 1923, in Shelbyville, at the dedication of a memorial to the 1856 debate between Abraham Lincoln and Anthony Thornton.
Edited by Thomas B. Shoaff.
SubjectsLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political career before 1861.
Shelbyville (Ill.) -- History -- Miscellanea.
Thornton, Anthony, 1814-1904.
Other AuthorsShoaff, Thomas Benton, 1847-
OrganizationsShelby County Leader (Firm)
Related TitlesLincoln-Thornton debate, 1856, Shelbyville, Illinois.
LC Card Number76-359978
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 WRHS Research Library: P 11,771
mq242563: Local class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING]
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