Lincoln and Douglas hold their final debate in Alton, Illinois

10/15/1858

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas wind up their seven debate series with a visit to the riverside town of Alton, Illinois.

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Allen C. Guelzo, Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008), 257.

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Date	Title
09/25/1858	David Davis to Abraham Lincoln, September 25, 1858
10/15/1858	Recollection by Jeriah Bonham, Alton Debate, October 15, 1858
10/15/1858	Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Alton Debate, October 15, 1858
10/15/1858	Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Last of the Series," October 15, 1858
10/15/1858	Recollection by Edmond Beall, Alton Debate, October 15, 1858
10/15/1858	Abraham Lincoln, Seventh and Final Debate with Stephen Douglas, Alton, Illinois, October 13, 1858
10/15/1858	Seventh Debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas at Alton, Illinois, October 15, 1858
10/16/1858	Quincy (IL) Whig, "Disappointed," October 16, 1858
10/17/1858	Chicago (IL) Times, “The Campaign – The Last Joint Debate,” October 17, 1858
10/18/1858	Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "The Alton Debate," October 18, 1858
10/20/1858	New York Evening Post, “Political,” October 20, 1858

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