title: Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858 (Library of America)
author:  Abraham  Lincoln 
description: &ldquo;The Library of America in its reissue of American literary classics&hellip;has been the most satisfying (and, I suspect, the most lasting) publishing event of my lifetime. The two volumes of Lincoln&rsquo;s complete writings, superbly edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher, &hellip; are the capstone of this splendid continuing series.&rdquo; <b>&mdash;Alfred Kazin,&#160;<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b>
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  Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832-1865
  
  
    
  
  
    
  [INTRODUCTION  
  
  
    
  [PUBLISHERS' NOTE
  
  
    
  
  
    
  [LINCOLN'S SPEECHES AND LETTERS
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  [Lincoln's First Public Speech. From an Address to the People of Sangamon
  County. March 9, 1832  
  
  
    
  [Letter to Colonel Robert Allen. June 21, 1836  
  
  
    
  [Lincoln's Opinion on Universal Suffrage. From a Letter published in the
  Sangamon “Journal.” June 13, 1836  
  
  
    
  [From an Address before the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois.
  January 27, 1837  
  
  
    
  [HUMOROUS ACCOUNT OF HIS EXPERIENCES WITH A LADY HE WAS REQUESTED TO MARRY  
  
  
    
  [From a Debate between Lincoln, E.D. Baker, and others against Douglas,
  Lamborn, and others. Springfield. December 1839  
  
  
    
  [Letter to W.G. Anderson. Lawrenceville, Illinois. October 31, 1840  
  
  
    
  [Extract from a Letter to John T. Stuart. Springfield Illinois. January 23,
  1841  
  
  
    
  [From an Address before the Washingtonian Temperance Society. Springfiel