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The Gettysburg Address
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Book. Includes a foldout map of the planned cemetery and a copy of Lincoln’s dedication. Published in Harrisburg, 1864. Fair condition.
Report of the Select Committee Relative to the Soldier’s National Cemetery, Together with the Accompanying Documents, as Reported to the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, March 31, 1864.
Item #21371, $1,750
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Taking the Copper-Heads to Task in 1864: “The Peace Democrat for Salt River”
[ELECTION OF 1864],
Printed Card. “How are you Copperhead?/ The Peace Democrat/ For Salt River,” with a Democratic Donkey at the center. “‘Honest Abe’ will furnish another Gun Boat for ‘Little Mac’ in November.” 3 x 2½ in.
Item #20502.01, $300
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George B. McClellan’s 1864 Presidential Aspirations Are Mocked
[GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN],
Broadside, Before Election...After Election, [1864], 3 ¼” x 8”, with top image depicting Little Mac preparing his troops “Before Election,” bottom image showing “Little Mac Badly Defeated” after the election.
A nice broadside, critical of McClellan’s 1864 presidential aspirations.
Item #20503, $240
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Lincoln Pushes for Arkansas Without Slavery
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
Autograph Letter Signed as President, to Frederick Steele. Washington, D.C., January 27, 1864. 1 p., 7¾ x 9¾ in. On Executive Mansion stationery.
After announcing his Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction on December 8, 1863, Lincoln paid close attention to two Arkansas groups both aiming for reunion. Here, the president is concerned about potential conflicts with his plan, but in the end, both plans coincided in the key detail of ending slavery.
Item #22722, PRICE ON REQUEST
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President Lincoln Commissions General Grant
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Newspaper. Harper’s Weekly, March 26, 1864. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
Death of Colonel Ulric Dahlgren. Ulysses S. Grant receiving his commission as lieutenant general from President Lincoln. Centerfold: General Custer’s late movement across the Rapidan. Mobile, Alabama.
Item #H-3-26-1864, $120
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Lincoln, the War, and Emancipation
[EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION],
Newspaper. Harper’s Weekly, June 11, 1864. 16 pp., complete, disbound.
Featuring illustrations of Philadelphia Sanitary Fair Central buildings, and Generals Gouverneur Warren and Horatio Wright on the front page. “Belle Plain, Virginia General Grant’s Late Base of Supplies”; “Army of the Potomac—General Warren Rallying the Marylanders”; “President Lincoln and His Secretaries”; Centerfold: “Army of the Potomac—Struggle for the Salient, near Spottsylvania [sic], Virginia, May 12, 1864”; three illustrations of the environs of Spottsylvania [sic] Court House; “Sherman’s Advance—General Logan’s Skirmishes Advancing Toward: the Railroad at Resaca”; and “Sherman’s Advance—Position of Osterhau’s Division on Bald Hill.”
Item #H 6-11-1864, $150
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Frederick A. Aiken Urging Frémont to Run Against Lincoln
FREDERICK A. AIKEN,
Autograph Letter Signed, to John C. Frémont, Washington, D.C., June 12, 1864. 2 pp. 7¾ x 9¾”.
With the war going badly, the 1864 election is no shoo-in for the incumbent.
Frederick A. Aiken, former Secretary of the Democratic National Convention, applauds General John C. Frémont’s nomination by the Radical Republicans. He suggests that Frémont will have the blessing of the Democrats if he goes up against Lincoln for the Republican nomination. Aiken went on to serve (unsuccessfully) as defense attorney for Lincoln assassination conspirator Mary Surratt.
Item #20715, $3,200
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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 over a month before the 1864 presidential election, Lincoln was banking on votes of soldier to secure his re-election.
Item #22952, $1,350
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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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Lincoln’s Final State of the Union Message, 1864
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Newspaper. New York Observer, New York, N.Y., Dec. 8, 1864. 8 pp. Page 2 contains the complete printing of Lincoln’s last State-of-the-Union address.
Item #30001.23, $500
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Lincoln, Sherman, and Grant on Civil War Era Patriotic Milk Glass Vase
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, AND ULYSSES S. GRANT],
Pale green patriotic milk glass vase with hand-colored transfer portraits of Lincoln, Sherman, and Grant. Height 10½ inches, covered with hand-painted designs including an eagle, American shield, unfurled flag, banner inscribed “E Pluribus Unum,” with lilacs, gold banding and Greek key motifs. No markings or indication of origin, but likely produced towards the end of the Civil Civil War. Ca. 1865.
Item #24349, $7,500
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Abraham Lincoln Patriotic Milk Glass Goblet
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Patriotic Milk Glass Goblet. Height 5½ inches. The design elements are either entirely hand-painted or transfer-printed with hand-painted highlights and include a portrait of Lincoln, and an American eagle, bannerette, flag, shield and oak leaves on the opposite side. Three levels of gold banding, garlands of flowers and Arabesque designs finish the piece. Not marked, circa 1865.
Item #24350, $6,500
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address and the 13th Amendment Ratified
[ABRAHAM LINCOLN],
Book. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1866, New York, N.Y., The Tribune Association, 1865. 96pp., 5 x 7½ in.
Item #30007.002, $650
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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, $295
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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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