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Posters, broadsides, memorabilia, etc., pertaining to Lincoln, particularly to his death and funeral.

Scope and content Papers consist mainly of letters, some written over a period of time in diary form, from Wood to his wife, Phebe, son Oliver, and daughter Sarah in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York. Letters concern his journey (January-February 1865) by steamer from New York City to Mexico via Havana, his consular duties, his unofficial business drawing up affidavits and other legal documents for private individuals, his living arrangements, the manners and customs of the people of Matamoros, the social...

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Papers pertaining to Dr. Jacobs' service in the New York State Militia and to his medical career, including certificate of appointment as Brigade Surgeon of Volunteers signed by Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Stanton, 1832

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Letters of Mary J. Church to her brother from New York City, where she was attending Rutgers' Female College, concerning family and friends, school work, notable places in the city, impressions of Henry Ward Beecher, comments on the Civil War, and the reaction to Lincoln's assassination.

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Boarding house accounts, 1805-1833, of the Parmele family of Connecticut. Diary of an unidentified woman, discussing family, social life, and d boarding house operation, also Connecticut, 1864-1866. One entry mentions the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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Family letters from the related Scott and Shelp families include news of daily activities and family members, illnesses, canals, railroads, business deals, prices, and Abraham Lincoln's funeral train (May 21, 1865). Correspondents include Anna Downing, Eliza Ann Shelp(e), J.P. Downing, Daniel Scott, and Rebecca Scott.

Scope and content 6 items including printed materials mainly concerning Bath, New York, with one publication from Albany. Included are a program for Memorial Day exercises at the New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home (1911); a brochure on services for Lent at St. Thomas Church, Bath (1912); a program for Christmas festivities at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home in Bath (1915), including a brief historical sketch of the Home; a program and a newsletter concerning the centennial of St. Thomas Church (1915);...

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Oil painting portrait of Abraham Lincoln in oval frame, signed by W.R.W., 1865 (83 x 69 cm.).