Cornell set to display copy of Gettysburg Address handwritten by Lincoln

ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – You can see a rare piece of American history in Ithaca.

On Nov. 19, Cornell will display one of only five known copies of the Gettysburg Address written by President Abraham Lincoln’s own hand, 163 years to the day he delivered it.

The one-day event, free and open to the public, is called “Lincoln’s Words for America 250: A Viewing of the Gettysburg Address.”

The viewing will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 19 at Kroch Library in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.

The last visitors will be admitted to the viewing line at 6:15 p.m. Read more about the university’s copy of the Gettysburg Address from the Cornell Chronicle.