Item #3198 Press & Tribune Documents for 1860. No. 3. Proceedings of the National Republican Convention, Held at Chicago, May 16th, 17th & 18th, 1860. For President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois. For Vice-President, Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine. Abraham Lincoln.

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Press & Tribune Documents for 1860. No. 3. Proceedings of the National Republican Convention, Held at Chicago, May 16th, 17th & 18th, 1860. For President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois. For Vice-President, Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine.

Chicago: Press & Tribune Office, 1860. 8vo, disbound. 44 pp.

The proceedings of the 1860 convention that nominated Lincoln for President, perhaps the most consequential political convention in the history of the United States. Described by Monaghan as the “stenographic report.” Records the speeches, official roll, balloting, platform, etc.

REFERENCES: Monaghan 76; Sabin 65894.

CONDITION: Very good, removed from a samelband, old stab holes along spine, a touch of foxing to first few pages.

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