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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06474 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents: Miscellaneous Dates |
| Title | Draft of speech introducing Lincoln |
| Date | ca. 1860-1865 |
| Author | Cooper, Peter (1791-1883) |
| Document Type | Government document; Miscellany |
| Content Description | Reads in part, "God has made our future peace depend on virtue -- and our national health on wise and temperate use of the blessings entrusted to our care." On page four he begins to introduce Lincoln but does not finish. With cross-outs and corrections. |
| Subjects | Inventor President Politics Election Government and Civics Religion Presidential Speeches and Proclamations |
| People | Cooper, Peter (1791-1883) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Cooper was an American manufacturer and philanthropist who founded The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Lincoln made a famous speech there 27 February 1860. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |