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Booklet entitled "Lincoln's Last Hours" by Charles A. Leale, M.D., sixteen pages, 6 x 9.25, containing his address delivered before the Commandery of the State of New York, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, at the regular meeting in February 1909, in observance of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln. Includes its original envelope marked on the reverse flap "Estate of Charles A. Leale, 383 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.” In fine condition, with light fading to the covers.
Accompanied by an original 1869 printed pamphlet of Tom Taylor’s play Our American Cousin, “A Drama in 3 Acts,” 46 pages, 4.5 x 7.25, with the title page reading, “Printed, but not published,” 1869. The pamphlet also lists the original cast from the play’s October 15, 1858, debut at Laura Keene’s Theatre in New York, including Laura Keene as Florence Trenchard and Joseph Jefferson as Asa Trenchard.
Charles A. Leale (1842–1932) was the 23-year-old U.S. Army surgeon who became the first physician to reach Abraham Lincoln after he was shot at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865. Leale examined the president, determined that the wound was mortal, supervised his removal to the Petersen House across the street, and remained with him through the night until his death the following morning.
The “Lincoln's Last Hours” pamphlet is especially significant as Leale’s own published account of those events: his February 1909 address was the only occasion on which he spoke publicly about his experience on the night of Lincoln’s assassination.
Originates from The President's Box Bookshop, a Washington, D.C.-based specialty mail-order and antiquarian book dealer operated by proprietor David Lovett.
