A vision of the spirit world : the prophecies and fulfillments : manuscript, not before 1865.

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A vision of the spirit world : the prophecies and fulfillments : manuscript, not before 1865.

Prose accounts of Mrs. Parkhurst's inspiration for her music in general, as well as the specific account of her composition of "The Funeral March to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln." She credits her musical talent to a spiritual relationship with Beethoven.

14 leaves : 27 centimeters.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8101840

Houghton 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...

Parkhurst, E. A., Mrs.

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Parkhurst was a composer and lyricist active during the middle of the 19th century. From the description of A vision of the spirit world : the prophecies and fulfillments : manuscript, not before 1865. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 731350344 ...

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

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Composer. From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to Count Franz von Brunswick, [1813]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622425 From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to Josef Blöchlinger, [1819 Aug.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622372 From the description of Ludwig van Beethoven autograph letter to the Chevalier Josef de Varena, 1812 July 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 242622275 From the description...