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(LINCOLN ASSASSINATION.) Manuscript Letter Signed,

by the Committee of the Citizens of New York, to A. A. Low, the President of the Chamber of Commerce, titled at the top "Funeral Obsequies," discussing the order of the ceremony for a memorial service to honor Lincoln and inviting the Chamber of Commerce to participate "in rendering these testimonials of respect for the character and the memory of the honored and lamented deceased President." 2 1/ 4 pages, folded 4to sheet, separated into two; minor chipping. New York, 22 April 1865

  • Notes: The main address of the ceremony was given by George Bancroft and Lincoln's last inaugural address to be read by the Reverend A. R. Thomson.

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