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Manuscript/Mixed Material Lincoln council, U. L. A. No. 10. Dear brother, you are hereby respectfully requested to meet at council room, 195 Bowery, Tuesday morning, 25th inst. At 10 o'clock, for the purpose of attending the funeral obsequies of our late beloved and honored President, Abraham Lincoln.

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  • Lincoln council, U. L. A. No. 10. Dear brother, you are hereby respectfully requested to meet at council room, 195 Bowery, Tuesday morning, 25th inst. At 10 o'clock, for the purpose of attending the funeral obsequies of our late beloved and honored President, Abraham Lincoln.

Created / Published

  • Lincoln Council, U. L. A., New York City, New York, April 22, 1865

Headings

  • -  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
  • -  Lincoln's funeral
  • -  Correspondence
  • -  Ephemera
  • -  Letter
  • -  United States -- New York -- New York City

Genre

  • Correspondence
  • Ephemera
  • Letter

Notes

  • -  Surrounded by black mourning border.
  • -  Handwritten in ink on back: J. C. Wittenburgh, 115 Christee(?].

Medium

  • 19 x 13 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Portfolio 16, no. 36

Source Collection

  • The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana

Repository

  • Rare Book And Special Collections Division

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Chicago citation style:

Lincoln council, U. L. A. No. 10. Dear brother, you are hereby respectfully requested to meet at council room, 195 Bowery, Tuesday morning, 25th inst. At 10 o'clock, for the purpose of attending the funeral obsequies of our late beloved and honored President, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln Council, U. L. A., New York City, New York, 1865. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/scsm000587/.

APA citation style:

(1865) Lincoln council, U. L. A. No. 10. Dear brother, you are hereby respectfully requested to meet at council room, 195 Bowery, Tuesday morning, 25th inst. At 10 o'clock, for the purpose of attending the funeral obsequies of our late beloved and honored President, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln Council, U. L. A., New York City, New York. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/scsm000587/.

MLA citation style:

Lincoln council, U. L. A. No. 10. Dear brother, you are hereby respectfully requested to meet at council room, 195 Bowery, Tuesday morning, 25th inst. At 10 o'clock, for the purpose of attending the funeral obsequies of our late beloved and honored President, Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln Council, U. L. A., New York City, New York, 1865. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/scsm000587/>.