Letter : Springfield, Ill., to W[illia]m Marsh, U.S. Consulate, Altona, 1865 May 7.

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Letter : Springfield, Ill., to W[illia]m Marsh, U.S. Consulate, Altona, 1865 May 7.

Informs Marsh of the death of Abraham Lincoln, gives details of funeral preparation in Springfield, and discusses business affairs and construction in the city.

1 item (3 p.) ; 26 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7168211

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Marsh, William, U.S. Consul at Altona, Germany,

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Armstrong, John, 1813-1856

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Contractor and builder; postmaster, Springfield, Illinois (1861-1865). From the description of Letter : Springfield, Ill., to W[illia]m Marsh, U.S. Consulate, Altona, 1865 May 7. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 26677225 ...