ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, February 12, 1936

• Abraham Lincoln original manuscript found
• Speech from his re-election of 1864

Page 2 has a two column heading: "More Famous Words of Lincoln Found by State WPA Research" with subhead. And a related item on the front page with image of Lincoln. (see images) 
Complete with all 22 pages, some small binding slits along the spine, good condition.

Background: The discovery of Lincoln's long-lost draft—a response to a serenade on November 10, 1864, just two days after his reelection—is deeply significant because it contains one of his most profound philosophical reflections on American democracy: that "a people's government can sustain a national election in the midst of a great civil war." Beyond its physical rarity as a three-page document written entirely in Lincoln's own hand, the manuscript captures a pivotal moment when the survival of the Republic was proved. In it, Lincoln famously argued that while a civil war tests whether any democracy can endure, halting elections during wartime would signal that the nation had already lost its free government. Finding the original draft allowed historians to examine his precise phrasing, edits, and immediate thoughts on how democratic institutions can—and must—function even during the ultimate national crisis.