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Lincoln Proclaims a National Day of Humiliation and Prayer
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Broadside, “A Proclamation for a Day of Humiliation and Prayer,” July 7, 1864, printed under a forwarding Proclamation by Governor John Andrew of Massachusetts, July 28, 1864. 1 p. 18¼ x 27¾ in.
The president calls on loyal citizens to implore the “Supreme Ruler of the World, not to destroy us as a people.”
Item #24675, $5,500
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Lincoln Prepares the Union Army to Vote
in the Election of 1864
SETH WILLIAMS. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Letter Signed to Richard N. Batchelder. “Head Qrs Army of the Potomac,” September 1, 1864.
Written just two months before the 1864 presidential election, Lincoln was banking on votes of soldier to secure his re-election.
Item #22952, $950
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‘Rally round the Flag, Boys!’ President Lincoln Centerfold
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Newspaper. Harper’s Weekly, October 1, 1864. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
This October, 1864 issue of Harper’s Weekly has a magnificent centerfold engraving of President Lincoln—perfect for framing—with a patriotic poem below.
Item #H 10-1-1864, $225
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Rare Lincoln 1864 Presidential Campaign Newspaper
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
Newspaper. Father Abraham. Reading, PA: October 4, 1864. Vol 1, No 10. 4 pp., 17¾ x 11¾ in.
Item #23426, $1,250
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Taking the Copper-Heads to Task in 1864:
“Another Rebel Raid (on the Ballot Box)
repulsed with great slaughter…”
[ELECTION OF 1864],
Printed Card. “How are you Copperhead?/ The Peace Democrat for the Salt River” card, adding, “Another Rebel Raid (on the Ballot Box) repulsed with great slaughter, Oct. 11th 1864.” 3¼ x 2¼ in.
Item #20502.02, $265
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A New York Soldier’s Affidavit Allowing
a Proxy to Vote in the 1864 Election
[CIVIL WAR],
Partially Printed Document Signed by James M. Smith, countersigned by Jerome B. Parmenter, and Captain Joseph H. Allen. Richmond, Virginia, October 18, 1864. 1 p., 8 x 12½ in. With printed envelope restating affidavit’s claim on the outside.
Item #21264.05, $375
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A New York Soldier’s Affidavit Allowing
a Proxy to Vote in the 1864 Election
[CIVIL WAR],
Partially Printed Document Signed by Thomas Halligan with his X mark, countersigned by John G. Brown, and Seneca Warner Jr. Petersburg, Virginia, October 21, 1864. 1 p., 8 x 12½ in. With printed envelope restating affidavit’s claim on the outside, and additional affidavit of “Unregistered Soldier’s Voucher.”
Item #21264.06, $375
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Lincoln’s Final State of the Union Message, 1864
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Newspaper. New York Observer, New York, N.Y.: Sidney E. Morse and Richard C. Morse. December 8, 1864. Includes complete printing of Lincoln’s last annual message to Congress. 8 pp. (385-392), 18¼ x 25 in.
In his fourth and final State of the Union address to Congress, President Lincoln reaffirms his commitment both to restoring the Union through military victory and his determination to see the end of slavery in the United States. After briefly addressing foreign affairs and inviting Congressional attention to the reports of his Cabinet officers, Lincoln notes that “The war continues.” He expresses pleasure at the steady advance of Union forces, allowing many occupied areas to grow crops, and admires the confidence of the Union forces illustrated by General William T. Sherman’s march through Georgia, then underway.
The President draws several lessons from the 1864 national elections recently completed. First, he believes the election demonstrates a unanimous and unshakeable commitment to restoring the Union. Second, he finds hope because the human and natural resources of the Union are both “unexhausted” and “inexhaustible.” Seeing immigration as a “replenishing stream,” Lincoln looks forward to a future when Atlantic and Pacific states are connected by “railways and telegraph lines.” Third, he sees a growing commitment to emancipation.
Therefore, he urges the House of Representatives to pass the proposed Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery, even before the next Congress takes office. Lincoln remains committed to emancipation and the destruction of slavery, even while offering lenient pardon to those rebels willing to return to their allegiance to the Union, either individually or collectively.
Item #30001.23, $500
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“Funeral March to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln” Sheet Music
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Printed Sheet Music. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., [1865]. 6 pp., 11 x 14 in.
Item #22351.04, ON HOLD
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“Little Tad. Ballad.” Sheet Music
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Printed Sheet Music. Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co., 1865. 6 pp., 11 x 14 in.
Item #22351.03, $395
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Lincoln Portrait by Currier & Ives
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Currier & Ives. Lithograph, New York, 1865. In 24 x 29 in. hand-gilt frame.
Item #20323, $3,500
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Currier and Ives Mourn Lincoln After His Assassination
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Print. Abraham Lincoln. The Nations Martyr. Assassinated April 14th. 1865. Currier & Ives, New York, N.Y., 1865. 1 p., 13½ x 18 in. Light toning.
Item #22935, $1,800
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1865 General Orders,
Including Many Regarding Lincoln’s Assassination
[CIVIL WAR - WAR DEPARTMENT],
Book. Bound collection of separately printed General Orders from the Adjutant General’s office for 1865. Containing 168 of 175 consecutive orders, and a 94-page index at front. Bound for Major General William Scott Ketchum, with his name in gilt on the spine and his markings or wartime notes on numerous pages. 4¾ x 7 in.
Item #22265, $5,550
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Lincoln Mourning Broadside
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Broadside. The Nation’s Loss. A Poem on the Life and Death of the Hon. Abraham Lincoln. 1865. 1 p., 9¾ x 15¼ in. ½ inch loss at top not affecting text.
Item #22850, $1,850
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Last Formal Photograph of Lincoln, with Son “Tad”
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
Photograph [taken by Alexander Gardner, February 5, 1865], Albumen print by Bouve, Boston, Mass. Captioned, “President Lincoln and his Son Thaddeus/ The Last Photograph the President Sat For/ Published by G.F Bouve & Co, 41 Brattle St, Boston.” Image 6¼ x 8½ in., mounted on original board, 8 x 10 in.
In this albumen print, Lincoln’s youngest son Thomas is erroneously called “Thaddeus,” because of nickname “Tad.” An unfinished Washington Monument (construction began in 1848, but was not completed until 1884) rises in the background perhaps referencing the funerary motif of a broken column symbolic of a life cut short. This image, showing father and son posing for what would be Lincoln’s last sitting.
Item #22350, $3,750
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Illustrator Frank Leslie Publishes Fanciful Grand Reception of Civil War Notables as a Subscription Premium
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Lithograph. “Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation, at the White House 1865,” New York: Frank Leslie, [April] 1865. 1 p., 19 x 23¾ in.
Frank Leslie published this print as a premium for his new family magazine, Frank Leslie’s Chimney Corner, and copyrighted it on April 8, 1865, just a week before Lincoln’s death. The image, created by engraver Henry B. Major and lithographer Joseph Knapp, portrays Lincoln, flanked by the First Lady and Vice President Andrew Johnson, greeting Julia Dent Grant, wife of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant who stands nearby.
According to a notice printed at the bottom right corner, “Every Person who pays Ten Cents each for numbers 1 and 2 of Frank Leslie’s Chimney Corner, The New Family Paper, is entitled to a copy of this PLATE without extra charge,” or individuals could purchase the print for $3.
Item #25618, $2,750
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Abraham Lincoln Mourning Badge
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION],
Ferrotype mourning badge. April-June 1865. A ½-inch circular ferrotype image of Lincoln, with “A. Lincoln” printed above, covered in black cloth, backed by a black-and-white silk mourning rosette with a pair of black ribbons below. 3 x 7 in. An exceptional example.
Item #24352, $2,750
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Abraham Lincoln Mourning Badge
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION],
Mourning Badge. April-June 1865. 2¼ x 6¼ in.
A ⅝ inch (16 mm) circular ferrotype image of Abraham Lincoln with “Lincoln” printed above, flanked by small red foil inserts, in a beveled brass frame, with attached stickpin, backed by a mourning rosette of red, white, blue, and black silk with a pair of black ribbons below. Some wear to blue ribbon, but the portrait is clear and bold.
Item #24353, $2,350
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Abraham Lincoln Mourning Stereoview
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
Photograph. Lincoln funerary stereoview. c. April 1865, E.F. Smith photographer, Boston, Mass.
Item #22051, $275
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Gideon Welles Announces Lincoln’s Assassination to the Navy
[GIDEON WELLES],
Printed Document Signed in print as Secretary of the Navy. General Order No. 51, Navy Department. Washington, D.C. April 15, 1865. Black border, issued just hours after the president’s death. One page with integral blank, 5½ x 8½ in.
Item #23915, $2,500
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