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")
Contributor Names
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Created / Published
1840
Subject 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
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/ms000001.mss30189a.0049400
Online Format
online text
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pdf
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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/>.