Saturday, December 3, 1859.Leavenworth, Kansas Territory.
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Lincoln reaches Leavenworth in early afternoon. Procession meets him
and escorts him to Mansion House. Crowd gives "three long and loud
cheers" for Lincoln. In evening he speaks at Stockton's Hall.
Chicago Tribune, 7 December 1859, 9 December 1859; Remarks upon Arriving at Leavenworth, Kansas, 3 December 1859, CW, 3:497; Speech at Leavenworth, Kansas, 3 December 1859, CW, 3:497-502. |