Life of Abraham Lincoln: His first protest against slavery -- Resolutions on the Mexican War -- Acceptance of the Chicago nomination -- Farewell address at Springfield -- First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861 -- Emancipation Proclamation -- Amnesty proclamation -- Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865 -- Assassination and last moments of the President: Major Rathbone's account -- Miss Harris's account -- Captain McGowan's account -- Hon. M.B. Field's account of death -- The effect on the coun
...try: The world editorial -- Speech of General Butler -- Speech of Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson -- Speech of Ex. President Pierce -- Sermon of Rev. Gurley on Easter Sunday -- Sermon of Rev. Henry W. Bellows -- Sermon of Archbishop McCloskey -- Sermon of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher -- The funeral at Washington: Prayer of Bishop Simpson -- Faith in God, a sermon on the death of the President, by the Rev. P.D. Gurley -- Prayer by Dr. Gray -- Order of the procession -- Prayer by Dr. Gurley at the Capitol -- Funeral observance in other cities: Circulars of Bishops -- Address of Ralph W. Emerson, at Concord -- Address of General Banks at New Orleans -- The funeral cortège from Washington to Springfield: Prayers of Rev. Dr. Gurley -- Obsequies in Baltimore -- Obsequies at Harrisburg -- Obsequies at Philadelphia -- Obsequies at New York: The procession ; Services at Union Square ; Oration by Hon. George Bancroft ; Ode by William C. Bryant -- Progress of the funeral from New York to Albany -- Progress of the funeral from Albany to Columbus -- Obsequies at Columbus -- Obsequies at Chicago -- The rites at Springfield: The Dirge -- Funeral oration by Bishop Simpson -- Funeral hymn -- The effect of the assassination in Europe: Language of the English press -- Proceedings in Parliament -- Remarks of Earl Russell -- Remarks of Earl Derby -- Remarks of Sir George Grey -- Effect in France: Article by Henri Martin, the historian ; Proceedings in the Corps Lagislatif -- Effect in Italy -- Effect in Belgium -- Effect in Prussia -- Poems: Abraham Lincoln, an Horatian ode by R.H. Stoddard ; Abraham Lincoln, foully assassinated, April 14, 1865, from the London Punch -- The assassin and his end Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography Bound in cloth; frontispiece, illustrated, added t.p Copy 1: Stamped: Frank D. Smith Copy 2: Handwritten signature in ink on second prelim. p.: Wm. H. Mason Copy 3: Handwritten inscription in ink on first prelim. p.: Robert Robinson, 383 Pacific Street, Brooklyn Copy 4: Handwritten signature in ink on flyleaf: R. MacDonald, July 1st, 1865 Copy 4: Front cover and spine nearly detached 18
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