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Rise to National Prominence
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The Run for President
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Road to the Nomination
The Republican Convention of 1860
“The Republicans in Nominating Convention in Their Wigwam at Chicago, May 1860,” from Harper’s Weekly, May 19, 1860. On loan from Kimberli Curry (051)
Digital ID # al0051
“The ‘Wigwam’ Grand March.” Boston: Oliver Ditson and Company, 1860. Sheet Music. Alfred Whital Stern Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (052)
Digital ID # scsm0202/001

David Davis to Abraham Lincoln
David Davis to Abraham Lincoln, May 17, 1860. Telegram. Robert Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (053)
Digital ID # al0053
Lincoln Accepts the Nomination
Abraham Lincoln to George Ashmun, May 23, 1860. Holograph letter. Robert Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (054)
Digital ID # vc6.6
Rise to National Prominence
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The Run for President
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Front Porch Campaign
Wide-Awake Membership Certificate
Wide-Awake Club of Chicago membership certificate, June 1, 1860. Robert Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (059)
Digital ID # al0059
Presidential Hopes
Abraham Lincoln to David L. Phillips, July 2, 1860. Holograph letter. On loan from the Benjamin Shapell Family Manuscript Foundation (061)
Digital ID # al0061
Preston Butler. Abraham Lincoln. Ambrotype, August 13, 1860. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (060)
Digital ID # cph-3a10370

Cartoon about the 1860 Election
The National Game. Three “Outs” and One “Run.” New York: Currier & Ives, September 15, 1860. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (066)
Digital ID # ppmsca-09311
Lincoln Avoids Becoming a Target of Controversy
Abraham Lincoln to George D. Prentice, October 29, 1860. Holograph letter. Robert Todd Lincoln Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (067)
Digital ID# al0067p1, al0067p2-al0067p3

Republican Nominee Shows Humility
Abraham Lincoln to William Kelley, October 13, 1860. Holograph letter. On loan from the Benjamin Shapell Family Manuscript Foundation (074)
Digital ID # al0074
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