Senator Douglas launches his campaign with a speech in Chicago, Illinois

07/09/1858

Senator Douglas launched his election campaign with a speech in Chicago.

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David Zarefsky, Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1990), 47.

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Date	Title
07/09/1858	Recollection by Clarke E. Carr, Stephen A. Douglas, July 9, 1858
07/13/1858	New York Times, "Senator Douglas at Chicago," July 13, 1858
07/19/1858	(St. Louis) Missouri Republican, "The Progress of Judge Douglas Through Illinois," July 19, 1858
07/19/1858	Lyman Trumbull to Abraham Lincoln, July 19, 1858
07/21/1858	Bangor (ME) Whig and Courier, "Speech of Mr. Lincoln," July 21, 1858
08/18/1858	New York Times, “Democratic Prospects In Illinois,” August 18, 1858
08/19/1858	New York Times, "Hot Work in Illinois," August 19, 1858