Lincoln-Thornton Debate / Lincoln Circuit

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Here

Abraham Lincoln

and

Anthony Thornton

June 15, 1856

debated for and against

Freedom

in our territories.

It was the initial speech that made

Lincoln President

and

The Great Emancipator.

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Lincoln Circuit

1847 - 1858

He practised law here

occupied a room in the hotel

then known as

Tackets Tavern.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Lincoln - Thornton Debate

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In the summer of 1856, Abraham Lincoln traveled across much of Illinois, giving speeches supporting the new Republican Party and its national and state candidates. On August 9, 1856, Lincoln arrived in Shelbyville to participate in ...