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Abraham Lincoln

Illinois Republican State Convention

Thursday May 10, 1860
Decatur, Illinois, U.S.

On May 9–10, 1860, the Illinois Republican State Convention was held in Decatur. Lincoln's followers organized a campaign team led by David Davis, Norman Judd, Leonard Swett, and Jesse DuBois, and Lincoln received his first endorsement.


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