A New York Historical Society exhibit that opened last month provides visitors with a variety of Lincoln-related documents and items. Entitled “Abraham Lincoln in His Own Words,” the exhibit features such items as a draft of the “House Divided” speech, an encouraging telegram to General Ulysses S. Grant, and other papers, letters, and original documents […]
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Mar
09
New Lincoln Exhibits and Artifacts
Posted by Published in 19th Century (1840-1880), Images, Places to Visit, Recent News1 comment
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Mar
09
"Eminently successful in its foreign & domestic policy”
Posted by sailerd Published in Civil War (1861-1865), Letters & Diaries, Rare BooksI want to highlight an interesting letter that James Buchanan wrote about a week after President Abraham Lincoln’s Inauguration on March 4, 1861. Despite four “stormy and turbulent” years in the White House, Buchanan told New York Herald editor James Bennett that ultimately “[his] administration [had] been eminently successful in its foreign & domestic policy.” […]
