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The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper

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The Crayon
1855
"Abe" Lincoln's yarns and stories
1901
The Slave's Friend, Vol II
1836
Observations sur l'origine et les progres du prejuge des colons blancs contre les hommes de couleur; sur les inconveniens de le perpetuer; la necessite, la facilite de la detruire; sur le projet du Comite colonial..., etc.
1791
Petition
November 28, 1776
My Bondage and My Freedom
1855
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
1862
Shipping and account books
1790-1825
Bayard account book, 1742-43
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
After 1655
Henry Leverich Commerical Memo Book
1831
The free flag of Cuba, or, The martyrdom of Lopez : a tale of the liberating expedition of 1851
1855
Address of John Brown to the Virginia Court
1859
Ornithological Biography or An Account of the Habits of the Birds of the United States of America, Volume 2
The Crayon
1855
Abraham Lincoln: The Prarie Years
1926
A lecture on the Haytien revolutions: with a sketch of the character of Toussaint L'Ouverture
1841
Examen du gouvernement D'Angleterre, compare aux constitutions des etats-unis
1789
Call for Troops
July 2, 1864
Contracts for Clothing, Equipment, and Supplies for Troops
August 1, 1861 - March 1, 1862
"Santa Claus in Camp"
January 3, 1863
The Alhambra
1832
Every lady's book: an instructor in the art of making every variety of plain and fancy cakes, pastry, confectionery, blanc mange, jellies…by a lady of New York.
Purchas his pilgrimes: In five books
1625
Contract with Brooks Brothers for Civil War Uniforms

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