Letter, April 17, 1865.

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Letter, April 17, 1865.

Notice, signed, to all employees of the Treasury to wear black crepe bands on their left arm for a period of 6 months in honor to the memory of President Lincoln.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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