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January 12, 1857

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Monday, January 12, 1857.
 Springfield, IL.

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William H. Bissell, first Republican governor of Illinois, is inaugurated. Evening celebration is held. Gustave Koerner makes first speech. Lincoln is among those who follow him. "The speeches were all characterized by great good feeling, and the enthusiasm of the audience often vented itself in rounds of applause." Illinois State Journal, 13 January 1857. 

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William H. Bissell, first Republican governor of Illinois, is 
inaugurated. Evening celebration is held. Gustave Koerner makes first 
speech. Lincoln is among those who follow him. "The speeches were all 
characterized by great good feeling, and the enthusiasm of the 
audience often vented itself in rounds of applause."
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