Saturday, October 9, 1858.Oquawka, IL and Burlington, IA.
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Escort with brass band meets Lincoln at Oquawka Junction (now
Gladstone) and takes him to home of S. S. Phelps. At 1 P.M. he is
escorted to stand in business section, where he speaks for hours.
After meeting he leaves for Burlington, Iowa, for evening speech at
Grimes' Hall.
Oquawka Spectator, 14 October 1858; Burlington Hawkeye, 11 October 1858; James W. Grimes to Herndon, 28 October 1866, William H. Herndon Papers, Henry E. Huntington Library, San Marino, CA. |