Friday, July 18, 1856.Sterling, IL.
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Lincoln speaks at another Fremont and Bissell meeting. "A grand
rally," Chicago Democratic Press (July 17, 1856, July 19, 1856)
characterizes it. Lincoln speaks here for old time's sake. Robert L.
Wilson, one of the Long Nine, invited him.
IHiāTrans, 1908, 323-26. |