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- Broadside, "President Lincoln's Farewell Address to His Old Neighbors, Springfield, February 12, 1861" - One of the most memorable and emotional of Abraham Lincoln's speeches was his extemporaneous farewell to the citizens of Springfield, Illinois, on his departure to Washington. The speech was made on the train platform during a driving rainstorm. Three variations exist, one quickly penned by the President-elect as the train pulled out of the station; this version, published in <em>Harper's Weekly</em> on February 23, 1861, and printed as a memorial broadside in 1865; and a longer version published in the <em>Illinois State Journal</em> on February 12, 1861.

- February 12, 1861
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Broadside, "President Lincoln's Farewell Address to His Old Neighbors, Springfield, February 12, 1861"
One of the most memorable and emotional of Abraham Lincoln's speeches was his extemporaneous farewell to the citizens of Springfield, Illinois, on his departure to Washington. The speech was made on the train platform during a driving rainstorm. Three variations exist, one quickly penned by the President-elect as the train pulled out of the station; this version, published in Harper's Weekly on February 23, 1861, and printed as a memorial broadside in 1865; and a longer version published in the Illinois State Journal on February 12, 1861.
- Good-Bye and Good Luck, circa 1980 -

- circa 1980
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Good-Bye and Good Luck, circa 1980
- Engraving, "Washington and His Generals," Published circa 1870 -

- 1783
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Engraving, "Washington and His Generals," Published circa 1870