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Finding His Voice
Horace Greeley to Joseph Medill
Horace Greeley to Joseph Medill, July 24, 1858. Holograph letter. Robert Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (025)
Digital ID # al0025_p1–al0025_p2
Lincoln and Douglas
Calvin Jackson. Abraham Lincoln. October 1, 1858. Ambrotype. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (033)
Digital ID# cph-3g13901
Mathew B. Brady. Stephen Arnold Douglas. Daguerreotype, between 1844 and 1860. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (034)
Digital ID# cph-3c10141
“Little Giant”
Leonard W. Volk. Life mask of Stephen A. Douglas, 1857. Alfred Whital Stern Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (035)
Digital ID # scsm/1058/003
Douglas Sets the Places and Dates
Stephen A. Douglas to Abraham Lincoln, July 30, 1858. Holograph letter. Robert Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (026)
Digital ID # al0026p1–al0026p2
Lincoln Prepares for the Debates
Commonplace book created by Abraham Lincoln, 1858. Herndon-Weik Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (029)
Digital ID # al0029, al0029_01–al0029_07
Lincoln-Douglas Debates Scrapbook, 1858
“Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln” from Chicago Press and Tribune. Scrapbook created by Abraham Lincoln, 1858. Alfred Whital Stern Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (030)
Digital ID # 0010
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Political Debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, in the Celebrated Campaign of 1858 in Illinois. . . . Columbus: Follett, Foster and Company, 1860. Alfred Whital Stern Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (031)
Digital ID # al0031, al0031_01–al0031_02
Lincoln’s Residence in Springfield
Louis Kurz. Mr. Lincoln. Residence and Horse. In Springfield, Illinois, as They Appeared on his Return at the Close of the Campaign with Senator Douglas. Chicago: Kurz and Allison, July 15, 1865. Lithograph. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (041)
Digital ID # pga-01932
The Lincoln and Herndon Law Office
The law office of Abraham Lincoln and William Herndon, Springfield, Illinois. Facsimile. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (037)
Digital ID # cph-3a14781
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