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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04471.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of materials related to Lincoln's Cooper Institute speech 27 February 1860 |
| Title | Charles Cooper Nott to Cephas Brainerd regarding booking Abraham Lincoln to speak at the Cooper Institute |
| Date | 16 March 1896 |
| Author | Nott, Charles Cooper (1827-1916) |
| Recipient | Brainer, Cephas |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses a disagreement over which group was responsible for booking Abraham Lincoln to speak at the Cooper Institute on 27 February 1860. Lincoln was invited by the Young Men's Republican Union. States that Mr. Bowen had no influence over the decision and remarks that if Bowen was involved with Mr. Briggs and his young men (possibly referring to another branch of the Young Men's Republican Union), it is his own fault. Mentions that Brigg's group abandoned their plan to have the lecture in Brooklyn because they would lose money, so it was held at the Cooper Institute. Brigg's group still ran the ticket sales and therefore claims responsibility for the lecture. Profits were only $16 because it was a stormy night. Advises that if anyone challenges the issue, they can show the invitation sent to Lincoln from Nott as a member of the board of the New York Young Men's Republican Union as proof. Signed C.C.N. |
| Subjects | President Presidential Speeches and Proclamations Election Republican Party Politics Finance |
| People | Nott, Charles Cooper (1827-1916) Brainerd, Cephas (1831-1910) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Brainerd was also a board member of the New York Young Men's Republican Union at the time of the speech. Both Brainerd and Nott contributed historical and analytical notes to Lincoln's speech when published. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |