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Letter to James C. Conkling

Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 (Author). Conkling, James Cook, 1816-1889 (Added Author). Whitener, Barrett, 1960- (Added Author). hoopla digital. (Added Author). Read by Barrett Whitener. (Cast).

Summary: During the Civil War, Union supporters in President Abraham Lincoln's hometown of Springfield, Illinois, asked him to speak at a rally on September 3, 1863. Lincoln could not attend but wrote this letter to be read at the gathering by his long-time friend, James C. Conkling. The letter was accompanied by a brief note which read, "I cannot leave here now. Herewith is a letter instead. You are one of the best public readers. I have but one suggestion. Read it very slowly. And now God bless you, and all good Union-men." Shortly after the rally, John Murray Forbes wrote to Lincoln, referring to the letter and the Emancipation Proclamation issued on January 1, 1863. Forbes declared that the letter "will live in history side by side with your proclamation." He noted, "It meets the fears of the timid and the doubts of the reformer. It proves that the Proclamation and the policy resulting from it are the most conservative, both of liberty and of our form of government."

Record details

ISBN: 1593161158 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
ISBN: 9781593161156 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (11 min.)) : digital.
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electronic resource
electronic
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: [United States] : Listen & Live Audio, Inc., 2017.
Distributor: Made available through hoopla

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:	Digital content provided by hoopla.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Barrett Whitener.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.