Existing comment:
Three unique common traits that confirm Lincoln wrote the UrHay on the basis of the LittleBrown:
* The paragraph breaks
* The capital "L" in Liberty
* "the" cause, rather than "that" cause
The mysteries of the manuscripts must finally give way:
* The printed LittleBrown text is unrelated to Lincoln and can be securely dated as having been first created after the speech.
* Lincoln wrote the "Hay" document using the LittleBrown as the copy text
* Therefore, the "Hay" cannot be the delivery text or a pre-speech draft |