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Abe Lincoln on creating his Cabinet...
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Abe Lincoln on creating his Cabinet...

Item # 704846 ·
NEW YORK HERALD, Jan. 6, 1861 

* President-elect Abraham Lincoln
* Creating his cabinet at Springfield


The front page has some reports concerning the troubles in the South which would soon lead to the Civil War.
Page 4 has: "Abe Lincoln, the Rail Splitter, as a Cabinet Maker" which begins: "Honest Old Abe Lincoln, whose achievements as a splitter of rail now form part of the history of the country, has latterly been engaged in a new line of business..." with much more, taking over a full column.
Eight pages, irregular at the spine margin due to disbinding, a bit irregular at other margins, some minor fold foxing.
Category: Pre-Civil War
Price
$31
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.