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Peter Cooper autographed 5 x 2.75” slip, boldly signed in ink and accompanied by a printed portrait of Cooper and a 16-page imprint of Abraham Lincoln’s famous February 27, 1860 Cooper Institute speech in New York City. The imprint bears the title Speech of Hon. Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, at the Cooper Institute, N.Y. City, February 27, 1860 and relates directly to the institution founded by Cooper. An attractive historical grouping connecting two pivotal figures in nineteenth-century American history.

The autograph is in fine condition. The accompanying imprint exhibits age toning and handling wear, with a partially torn final page and associated edge wear.

Peter Cooper (1791–1883) was one of America’s foremost nineteenth-century industrialists, inventors, and philanthropists. He constructed the Tom Thumb, the first successful American-built steam locomotive, helped advance the nation’s iron industry, and played an important role in the development of the Atlantic telegraph cable. Cooper is perhaps best remembered as the founder of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City, established to provide educational opportunities regardless of economic status. The institution became the site of Abraham Lincoln’s landmark Cooper Institute address of February 1860, a speech widely credited with elevating Lincoln’s national profile and helping secure his nomination for the presidency later that year.

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Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11667 1416108-1