FRAMED COLLECTION OF LINCOLN MEMORABILIA.

FRAMED COLLECTION OF LINCOLN MEMORABILIA. Includes five items from the booth at Ford’s theatre where Lincoln was shot and three pages of military orders. The items are a drop of President Lincoln’s blood on a piece of paper taken from the box in which he was shot; a piece of the string with which the portrait of George Washington was tied that hung in from of the box; a piece of the curtain which hung over the President’s head; a piece of the trimming of the box and a piece of the tassel that tied up the curtain that hung over the President’s head. Three copies of orders dated April 16, 17, & 20, 1865. One is from Sec. of War Stanton announcing Lincoln’s death, the second is announcing that the War Dept. will be closed for the President’s funeral, and the third is an order appointing a guard of honor to accompany the President’s body to Springfield, IL. All three orders are impressed stamped for the Jefferson General Hospital, Jefferson, IN, dated “May 16, 1865”. CONDITION: All the items appear to be in original condition with early pen & ink notes. Orders are clean with holes having been torn from a binder. Frame & matting are fine. 4-51426 JR1103 (2,250-3,250)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	874	$2,300.00	FRAMED COLLECTION OF LINCOLN MEMORABILIA. Includes five items from the booth at Ford’s theatre where Lincoln was shot and three pages of military orders. The items are a drop of President Lincoln’s blood on a piece of paper taken from the box in which he was shot; a piece of the string with which the portrait of George Washington was tied that hung in from of the box; a piece of the curtain which hung over the President’s head; a piece of the trimming of the box and a piece of the tassel that tied up the curtain that hung over the President’s head. Three copies of orders dated April 16, 17, & 20, 1865. One is from Sec. of War Stanton announcing Lincoln’s death, the second is announcing that the War Dept. will be closed for the President’s funeral, and the third is an order appointing a guard of honor to accompany the President’s body to Springfield, IL. All three orders are impressed stamped for the Jefferson General Hospital, Jefferson, IN, dated “May 16, 1865”. CONDITION: All the items appear to be in original condition with early pen & ink notes. Orders are clean with holes having been torn from a binder. Frame & matting are fine. 4-51426 JR1103 (2,250-3,250) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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