#TheBlissCopy

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“The Bliss Copy

Ever since Lincoln wrote it in 1864, this version has been the most often reproduced, notably on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.

There are five known copies of the speech in Lincoln's handwriting, each with a slightly different text, and named for the people who first received them: Nicolay, Hay, Everett, Bancroft and Bliss.”

quote and Gettysburg Address from http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm