Hay copy
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The Hay copy is one of the principal handwritten manuscript versions of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, prepared by Lincoln for his private secretary John Hay and notable for its textual variations from other surviving drafts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hay copy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T140317 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hay copy Context triple: [Gettysburg Address, hasVersion, Hay copy]
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Hay
Hay is a rural service town in the Riverina region of southwestern New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural production and historic role as a transport and wool-growing center.
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HARV
HARV is the standard abbreviation used for the Harvard Crimson men's basketball team in collegiate athletics contexts.
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Hoy
Hoy is one of the larger islands of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland, known for its dramatic sea cliffs, rugged landscapes, and notable sea stack the Old Man of Hoy.
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D.
Yell
Yell is one of the larger inhabited islands in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland, known for its rugged coastline, wildlife, and remote rural communities.
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E.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hay copy Target entity description: The Hay copy is one of the principal handwritten manuscript versions of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, prepared by Lincoln for his private secretary John Hay and notable for its textual variations from other surviving drafts.
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A.
Hay
Hay is a rural service town in the Riverina region of southwestern New South Wales, Australia, known for its agricultural production and historic role as a transport and wool-growing center.
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B.
HARV
HARV is the standard abbreviation used for the Harvard Crimson men's basketball team in collegiate athletics contexts.
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C.
Hoy
Hoy is one of the larger islands of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland, known for its dramatic sea cliffs, rugged landscapes, and notable sea stack the Old Man of Hoy.
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D.
Yell
Yell is one of the larger inhabited islands in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland, known for its rugged coastline, wildlife, and remote rural communities.
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E.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
draft of the Gettysburg Address
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handwritten document ⓘ manuscript ⓘ |
| hasAddresseeRole | private secretary of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedPerson |
Abraham Lincoln
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John Hay ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasCreatorOccupation | President of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDocumentType | autograph manuscript ⓘ |
| hasGenre | political speech manuscript ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
contains textual variations from other surviving drafts of the Gettysburg Address
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differs in wording and punctuation from other Gettysburg Address manuscripts ⓘ often used by scholars to study the textual history of the Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | surviving draft of the Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American Civil War
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Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Union war dead ⓘ principles of liberty and equality ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Gettysburg Address
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surface form:
Hay copy of the Gettysburg Address
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| isNamedAfter | John Hay ⓘ |
| isOneOf | principal manuscript versions of the Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Bancroft copy
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Bliss copy ⓘ Everett copy ⓘ Nicolay copy ⓘ |
| isVersionOf | Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| wasPreparedFor | John Hay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hay copy Description of subject: The Hay copy is one of the principal handwritten manuscript versions of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, prepared by Lincoln for his private secretary John Hay and notable for its textual variations from other surviving drafts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.