Lot #187

[Abraham Lincoln]

Description

Unsigned handwritten manuscript concerning Lincoln's death, one page, 7.5 x 9.75, no date but circa 1867. In part: "Alas—but two years have passed since these words were written & since then what a history! Now, while the air of the whole country is heavy with tolling of funeral bells, when every flag is at half mast, & the heart of the nation is shaken, by the sound of that sad train that is passing with mournful meaning from city to city, we look back in the history of the good & just man whom God has taken, & think that our good words spoken of him have been all too few & cold. When the patient hard working father dies, the children know for the first time what he was worth. Within the last two years events have written for our President a solemn & glorious history, that will preserve his name in everlasting remembrances." In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds, creasing, and a small hole to the upper left corner.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: March Auction
• Dates: #523 - Ended March 07, 2018