A Richardson, James D. (James Daniel) 1843-1914 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volume 6, part 1" compiled by James D. Richardson is a historical document collection published between 1897 and 1911. This volume preserves Abraham Lincoln's presidential proclamations, messages, and speeches from March 1861 to April 1865. Part of an eleven-volume series spanning 1787 to 1902, it captures the official words of America's sixteenth president during the nation's most turbulent period. The compilation itself sparked the Richardson Affair, a political controversy over copyrighting public documents that changed federal law. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Compilation_of_the_Messages_and_Papers_of_the_Presidents Release date is 2004-05-01 Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Original publication data not identified United States -- Politics and government Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 United States -- History -- Sources Presidents -- United States J Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12462 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12462 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133309.0 12462