Colonel Alexander Bliss

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Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf editor
human
publisher
associatedWith Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Address
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
editorOf Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
familyName Bliss
fieldOfWork editing
publishing
gender male
genre historical documents
givenName Alexander
hasHonorificTitle Colonel
hasManuscriptAssociated Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Alexander Bliss
notableFor preserving an authoritative manuscript copy of the Gettysburg Address
requesting a manuscript copy of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
occupation editor
publisher
placeOfActivity United States of America
publisherOf Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
roleIn preservation of the Bliss copy of the Gettysburg Address
workPeriod 19th century

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bliss copy
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