File:The assassination of Abraham Lincoln (1865) (14590165459).jpg

Identifier: assassinationofabx00linc (find matches)
Title: The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Funeral rites and ceremonies
Publisher:
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Friends of The Lincoln Collection of Indiana, Inc.

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
rositn nntr masnantmitj? totjr fallrii fors of tljc jtvcpulilir; fjis lrrtfrmine&, Hiistorrbinsntijcrrnrr to toi)nt jjc roitsitrrrra tijr best interests of tjjenation; J)is earnestness of pnrpose, anlr iiet true repuIiUeanbinlrness anJr affabiliti) of cijaractcr anii simplieit)) of manner—a simplicitn tfjat eost i)int ijis life, as it inHneeii fjim to ajoilitafeing site!) preeautions as tooulli ijabe prebentca tje occnr=reucc of surij a calamity as is (jis ireati)—Jatr enlrcare& j)imto tlje people, anlr ()a& IrJr tijrm to resarli f)int as one pe=culiarl ftttclr, if not preaestineJi, to sabe tije llepublie fromSrismemberment, anU to restore tfje conntrn to tfje blessingsof a lasting peace, an& of inauguratins a fnture of nnparaUleleir prosperitn anti l)appiness; be it, tijerefore. 1* e s 0 I b e ir , STfjat, in orber to gibe expression to tljesorrotD ctperiencelr bn tfje people of tijis citi) for l)is JrcatJ.ana in orSer to afforb tijem an cpportnnitn of manifesting
Text Appearing After Image:
tfjrir grtrf, tfjr piililir offirrs anlr liuilliinQS of tijc Corporationlie riosrir for tfjc trcinsntrtton of fiusiitrss, until tjjr Srni) sitc=ccctttng tjfjc solrmnijntion of fjis funeral ritrs anlr rrrrmonics;tijat iJDC rccommcnir to our citttcus, also, to rlosc tijcir vt-spcctibc places of Justness for tjc same perioJr; tfjat tije flaasbe Jrisplanelr on all tijt pufiUc l)uillring;s, anfir tfje otoners oroccupants of prifaatc builiiinss, ana tlje masters antt otonersof tl)c sljipping in our f)ari)or, lie requestetr to ttisptan ti)eCrflags at f)alf=mast Jruring tlje same periolr; tljat tje eljamljersof earl) branrl) of tlje (Common (ftouneil, an& tl)e public ljuil&=trings anft offices be trrapeU in mourning for a periolr of tl)irtnlrai»s; anlr tljat a Special Committee of fibe members fromeacl) branrlj of tl)e Common Council be appointeU to perfecttljc abobe, anfir to mafee suclj otijer arrangements as in tijcirIu&gment man seem fitting anlr appropriate, to tcstifi? tljr

Note About Images