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Lincoln's body on its way to Springfield... Frederick Douglass lecture...

Item # 708428
May 03, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1865  Page 5 has: "The President's Obsequies" "From Chicago to Mr. Lincoln's Home" with subheads: "Closing Manifestations in Chicago--the Body Escorted on its Way--Mrs. Lincoln's Selection of a Burial place--The Journey Toward Springfield".
The back page has a small report on Frederick Douglass speaking to a gathering of "colored people" at Shiloh Church in New York, headed: "Lecture on President Lincoln by Fred. Douglass".
The front page has some end-of-war items including: "Probable Surrender of Kirby Smith and His Forces" and "The Sultana Disaster".
Eight pages, binding indents at the blank spine, two small repairs, one at the masthead & the other on page 5 do not affect mentioned content.

Item from last month's catalog - #364 - released for March, 2026.