Lincoln on the new Republican Party: ca. Feb. 1857

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sean 5:25 pm
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Helen Spaulding 6:59 am
Abe Lincoln is a distant cousin of mine. I have a portrait of Abe and his wife as well as a note that appears to have been written on the back of part of a letter. Apparently, a young man in the army asked to be discharged, and Lincoln wrote to “let this man sign the oath of allegiance and be discharged. A. Lincoln”
This has been passed down in my family for generations.
Helen

Introduction

This fragment, which Lincoln wrote to organize his own thinking, seems to be for use in a kind of pep talk to his fellow Republicans. Its energized language lays out the fledgling Republican party’s central tenet, opposition to the extension and nationalization of slavery, and issues a fervent call to draw all supporters together around this moral issue.

Abraham Lincoln, fragment on the formation of the Republican Party
[1857 ca. Feb. 28]
AMs 1082/28

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