An early newspaper mention of Abraham Lincoln...
Item # 709878
December 22, 1843
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 22 1843
* Very early Abraham Lincoln
* Springfield, Illinois
The top of page 2 has a report headed: "Advice From Illinois" being an account of activities in the state Whig Convention in Springfield, mentioning in part: "...The following gentlemen constitute the Electoral ticket: Electors at Large--ABRAHAM LINCOLN of Sangamon County: S. LISLE SMITH of Cook..." with more detail. Also mentioned is: "...The gentlemen selected as Electors are men of high character and standing, and the best stump speakers in the State, and are devoted heart and soul to the election of Henry Clay...".
This is an early mention of Abraham Lincoln from when he was just 34 years old and very far from the national celebrity he would become in later years. A significant addition to any collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia.
Four pages, archival strengthening at the spine, very nice condition.
background: The significance of this December 1843 New York Daily Tribune report lies in its documentation of Abraham Lincoln’s transition from a local Illinois legislator to a recognized regional leader within the Whig Party hierarchy. At 34, Lincoln was not yet a national figure, but his appointment as an Elector at Large—a role reserved for the party’s most persuasive "stump speakers"—highlights the early recognition of his oratorical prowess and political utility. The mention of him alongside S. Lisle Smith as being "devoted heart and soul" to the election of Henry Clay underscores Lincoln's deep ideological roots in the Whig philosophy of internal improvements and economic modernization. For a New York paper to carry this level of detail about an Illinois convention illustrates the burgeoning interconnectedness of American politics in the 1840s and captures a "rising star" moment nearly two decades before Lincoln would return to the national stage as a presidential candidate.
* Very early Abraham Lincoln
* Springfield, Illinois
The top of page 2 has a report headed: "Advice From Illinois" being an account of activities in the state Whig Convention in Springfield, mentioning in part: "...The following gentlemen constitute the Electoral ticket: Electors at Large--ABRAHAM LINCOLN of Sangamon County: S. LISLE SMITH of Cook..." with more detail. Also mentioned is: "...The gentlemen selected as Electors are men of high character and standing, and the best stump speakers in the State, and are devoted heart and soul to the election of Henry Clay...".
This is an early mention of Abraham Lincoln from when he was just 34 years old and very far from the national celebrity he would become in later years. A significant addition to any collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia.
Four pages, archival strengthening at the spine, very nice condition.
background: The significance of this December 1843 New York Daily Tribune report lies in its documentation of Abraham Lincoln’s transition from a local Illinois legislator to a recognized regional leader within the Whig Party hierarchy. At 34, Lincoln was not yet a national figure, but his appointment as an Elector at Large—a role reserved for the party’s most persuasive "stump speakers"—highlights the early recognition of his oratorical prowess and political utility. The mention of him alongside S. Lisle Smith as being "devoted heart and soul" to the election of Henry Clay underscores Lincoln's deep ideological roots in the Whig philosophy of internal improvements and economic modernization. For a New York paper to carry this level of detail about an Illinois convention illustrates the burgeoning interconnectedness of American politics in the 1840s and captures a "rising star" moment nearly two decades before Lincoln would return to the national stage as a presidential candidate.
Category: Pre-Civil War
