Manuscript/Mixed Material Image 2 of Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, 1840s (Fragment on the "Legitimate Object of Government")

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Title

  • Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Abraham Lincoln, 1840s (Fragment on the "Legitimate Object of Government")

Names

  • Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Created / Published

  • 1840

Headings

  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • -  United States--Politics and government--1861-1865
  • -  Presidents--United States
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  Fragment on the "Legitimate Object of Government"

Call Number/Physical Location

  • series: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916

Source Collection

  • Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

Digital Id

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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The Library of Congress’s digital scans of the papers of Abraham Lincoln are in the public domain.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, Abraham Lincoln Papers.

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Chicago citation style:

Lincoln, Abraham. Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. -1916: Abraham Lincoln, 1840s Fragment on the "Legitimate Object of Government". 1840. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mal0049400/.

APA citation style:

Lincoln, A. (1840) Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. -1916: Abraham Lincoln, 1840s Fragment on the "Legitimate Object of Government". [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mal0049400/.

MLA citation style:

Lincoln, Abraham. Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. -1916: Abraham Lincoln, 1840s Fragment on the "Legitimate Object of Government". 1840. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mal0049400/>.