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

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07/09/1858

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

Source Citation

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

Record Data

Date Certainty

Exact

Type

Campaigns/Elections

Relevance

Personal

Major Topics

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

People

Douglas, Stephen Arnold

Lincoln, Abraham

Places

Tremont House, Chicago, IL

Documents

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

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