Letter : to George L. Chase, 1865 May 1.

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Letter : to George L. Chase, 1865 May 1.

Describes mourning for Abraham Lincoln in New York City and various paintings by Beard, including "Bears and a Bender."

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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...

Chase, George L. (George Leonard), d. 1883.

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Beard, William Holbrook, 1824-1900

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William Holbrook Beard (b. April 13, 1824, Painesville, Ohio-d. February 20, 1900, Brooklyn, New York), American painter, began his career as a portrait artist. He became famous for his animal paintings and the display of his keen sense of humor, especially his stories of human foibles told with rabbits, foxes, monkeys and especially bears....