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![Champion. Extra. Inaugural Address, President Lincoln, [Newspaper].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvY2hhbXBpb24tZXh0cmEtaW5hdWd1cmFsLWFkZHJlc3MtcHJlc2lkZW50LWxpbmNvbG4tbmV3c3BhcGVyLTEwMjQuanBn/320/491/jpg "Champion. Extra. Inaugural Address, President Lincoln, [Newspaper].")
![In Council of Safety. December 5, 1776. Resolved that Messieurs Robert Bailey [and 42 others] be appointed to go round the several ward of this City and the Southern and Northern liberties, to collect all the Old Great Coats, coats, surtouts, Ja](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3NzYvMDEvMDEvaW4tY291bmNpbC1vZi1zYWZldHktZGVjZW1iZXItNS0xNzc2LXJlc29sdmVkLXRoYXQtbWVzc2lldXJzLXJvYmVydC1iYWlsZXktMS02NDAuanBn/40/48/webp "In Council of Safety. December 5, 1776. Resolved that Messieurs Robert Bailey [and 42 others] be appointed to go round the several ward of this City and the Southern and Northern liberties, to collect all the Old Great Coats, coats, surtouts, Ja")
![Journal Extra, [newspaper]. Latest from Washington, Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln. His inaugural address. Incidents, &c.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvam91cm5hbC1leHRyYS1uZXdzcGFwZXItbGF0ZXN0LWZyb20td2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1pbmF1Z3VyYXRpb24tb2YtbXItbGluY29sbi1oaXMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "Journal Extra, [newspaper]. Latest from Washington, Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln. His inaugural address. Incidents, &c.")
![[Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjEvMDEvMDEvaW5hdWd1cmF0aW9uLW9mLWFicmFoYW0tbGluY29sbi1hdC10aGUtdXMtY2FwaXRvbC02NDAuanBn/40/41/webp "[Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol]")
![[Envelope], For President, Abraham Lincoln.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvZW52ZWxvcGUtZm9yLXByZXNpZGVudC1hYnJhaGFtLWxpbmNvbG4tZTc3NGFkLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/23/webp "[Envelope], For President, Abraham Lincoln.")
![President Lincoln's letter to Mr. Hackett, [newspaper clipping].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTUvMTEvMjUvcHJlc2lkZW50LWxpbmNvbG5zLWxldHRlci10by1tci1oYWNrZXR0LW5ld3NwYXBlci1jbGlwcGluZy02NDAuanBn/40/186/webp "President Lincoln's letter to Mr. Hackett, [newspaper clipping].")
