THE PAPERS AND WRITINGS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
VOLUMES ONE TO SEVEN
CONSTITUTIONAL EDITION
Edited by Arthur Brooks Lapsley
With an Introduction by Theodore Roosevelt
The Essay on Lincoln by Carl Schurz
The Address on Lincoln by Joseph Choate
CONTENTS
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CONTENTS
Volume One
[ ABRAHAM LINCOLN: AN ESSAY BY CARL SHURZ ]
[ ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BY JOSEPH H. CHOATE ]
[ THE WRITINGS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1832-1843 ]
[ ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF SANGAMON COUNTY. ]
[ RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR POSTAGE RECEIPT ]
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF POLITICAL VIEWS. ]
[ RESPONSE TO POLITICAL SMEAR ]
[ SPEECH IN ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. ]
[ PROTEST IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE ON THE SUBJECT OF SLAVERY. ]
[ LEGAL SUIT OF WIDOW v.s. Gen. ADAMS ]
[ LINCOLN AND TALBOTT IN REPLY TO GEN. ADAMS. ]
[ Gen. ADAMS CONTROVERSY—CONTINUED ]
[ TO Mrs. O. H. BROWNING—A FARCE ]
[ REMARKS ON SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS ]
[ CIRCULAR FROM WHIG COMMITTEE. ]
[ RESOLUTION IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. ]
[ RESOLUTION IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. ]
[ REMARKS IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. ]
[ REMARKS IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. ]
[ TO JOHN T. STUART—ON DEPRESSION ]
[ REMARKS IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. ]
[ CIRCULAR FROM WHIG COMMITTEE. ]
[ AGAINST THE REORGANIZATION OF THE JUDICIARY. ]
[ TO JOSHUA F. SPEED—MURDER CASE ]
[ STATEMENT ABOUT HARRY WILTON. ]
[ TO MISS MARY SPEED—PRACTICAL SLAVERY ]
[ TO JOSHUA F. SPEED—ON MARRIAGE ]
[ TO JOSHUA F. SPEED—ON DEPRESSION ]
[ TO GEORGE E. PICKETT—ADVICE TO YOUTH ]
[ ADDRESS BEFORE THE SPRINGFIELD WASHINGTONIAN TEMPERANCE SOCIETY, ]
[ TO JOSHUA F. SPEED—ON MARRIAGE CONCERNS ]
[ A LETTER FROM THE LOST TOWNSHIPS ]
[ CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THE LINCOLN-SHIELDS DUEL. ]
[ TO A. LINCOLN FROM JAS. SHIELDS ]
[ MEMORANDUM OF INSTRUCTIONS TO E. H. MERRYMAN, ]
[ RESOLUTIONS AT A WHIG MEETING AT SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, MARCH 1, 1843. ]
[ CIRCULAR FROM WHIG COMMITTEE. ]
Volume Two
CONTENTS
[ SELECTION OF CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES ]
[ REQUEST FOR POLITICAL SUPPORT ]
[ VERSES WRITTEN BY LINCOLN AFTER A VISIT TO HIS OLD HOME IN INDIANA ]
[ RESOLUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ]
[ REMARKS IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ]
[ DESIRE FOR SECOND TERM IN CONGRESS ]
[ SPEECH ON DECLARATION OF WAR ON MEXICO ]
[ REPORT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JANUARY 19, 1848. ]
[ TO WILLIAM H. HERNDON—LEGAL WORK ]
[ REGARDING SPEECH ON MEXICAN WAR ]
[ REPORT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ]
[ REPORT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ]
[ REMARKS IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 29, 1848. ]
[ REMARKS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ]
[ DEFENSE OF MEXICAN WAR POSITION ]
[ ON ZACHARY TAYLOR NOMINATION ]
[ SPEECH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ]
[ OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG POLITICIANS ]
[ SALARY OF JUDGE IN WESTERN VIRGINIA ]
[ YOUNG v.s. OLD—POLITICAL JEALOUSY ]
[ GENERAL TAYLOR AND THE VETO ]
[ SPEECH DELIVERED AT WORCESTER, MASS., ON SEPT. 12, 1848. ]
[ HIS FATHER'S REQUEST FOR MONEY ]
[ BILL GRANTING LANDS TO THE STATES TO MAKE RAILWAYS AND CANALS ]
[ ON FEDERAL POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS ]
[ MORE POLITICAL PATRONAGE REQUESTS ]
[ TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR ]
[ TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. ]
[ TO THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL. ]
[ TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. ]
[ TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. ]
[ REQUEST FOR GENERAL LAND-OFFICE APPPOINTMENT ]
[ TO THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR. ]
[ RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY WITH THE CAUSE OF HUNGARIAN FREEDOM, ]
[ SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 15, 1849. ]
[ RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF JUDGE NATHANIEL POPE. ]
[ PETITION ON BEHALF OF ONE JOSHUA GIPSON ]
[ REPLY TO SENATOR DOUGLAS—PEORIA SPEECH ]
[ REQUEST FOR SENATE SUPPORT ]
[ LOSS OF PRIMARY FOR SENATOR ]
[ RESPONSE TO A PRO-SLAVERY FRIEND ]
[ REQUEST FOR A RAILWAY PASS ]
[ SPEECH DELIVERED BEFORE THE FIRST REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION ]
[ ON OUT-OF-STATE CAMPAIGNERS ]
[ REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN SPEECH ]
[ ON THE DANGER OF THIRD-PARTIES ]
[ TO HENRY O'CONNER, MUSCATINE, IOWA. ]
[ AFTER THE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY OF BUCHANAN ]
[ RESPONSE TO A DOUGLAS SPEECH ]
[ ARGUMENT IN THE ROCK ISLAND BRIDGE CASE. ]
[ ANOTHER POLITICAL PATRONAGE REFERENCE ]
Volume Three
[ THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES I ]
[ SPEECH AT CHICAGO, JULY 10, 1858. ]
[ SPEECH AT SPRINGFIELD, JULY 17, 1858. ]
[ CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS ]
[ MR. LINCOLN TO MR. DOUGLAS. ]
[ Mr. DOUGLAS TO Mr. LINCOLN. ]
[ Mr. LINCOLN TO Mr. DOUGLAS. ]
[ FIRST JOINT DEBATE, AT OTTAWA, ]
[ SECOND JOINT DEBATE, AT FREEPORT, ]
[ THIRD JOINT DEBATE, AT JONESBORO, ]
Volume Four
[ THE LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES II ]
[ LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS FOURTH DEBATE, AT CHARLESTON, SEPTEMBER 18, 1858. ]
[ FIFTH JOINT DEBATE, AT GALESBURGH, OCTOBER 7, 1858 ]
[ SIXTH JOINT DEBATE, AT QUINCY, OCTOBER 13, 1858. ]
[ LAST DEBATE, AT ALTON, OCTOBER 15, 1858 ]
Volume Five
[ THE WRITINGS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Volume Five, 1858-1862 ]
[ TO SYDNEY SPRING, GRAYVILLE, ILL. ]
[ TO JOHN MATHERS, JACKSONVILLE, ILL. ]
[ ON SLAVERY IN A DEMOCRACY. ]
[ TO DR. WILLIAM FITHIAN, DANVILLE, ILL. ]
[ FRAGMENT OF SPEECH AT PARIS, ILL., ]
[ SPEECH AT CLINTON, ILLINOIS, ]
[ FRAGMENT OF SPEECH AT EDWARDSVILLE, ILL., ]
[ SENATORIAL ELECTION LOST AND OUT OF MONEY ]
[ REALIZATION THAT DEBATES MUST BE SAVED ]
[ A LEGAL OPINION BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN. ]
[ TO H. L. PIERCE AND OTHERS. ]
[ TO THE GOVERNOR, AUDITOR, AND TREASURER OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. ]