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Mary Lincoln sends a hurried request to Gustav E. Gumpert, a Philadelphia store owner, which reads: "Has Col. Sweeney gone up to New York, see 'World' of Tuesday please answer immediately."

As sister, Matilda, writes a chatty letter to her brother, Albert, which includes a passage regarding the likelihood of Lincoln being re-elected over McClellan.

Delie shares her anti-Lincoln sentiments with her father.

A note written and signed by President Lincoln to B.B. French reads: "If Comr. of Public Buildings chooses to give laborers at White House a holy-day, I have no objections." The holy-day refers to a celebration of Lincoln's re-election the day…

Mary Lincoln asks Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton if H. Kelly, a faithful attendant at the White House door, could have a transportation ticket to use on his two-day furlough. A ticket is granted to H. and James Kelly.

A certification of electors for President and Vice President is signed by Illinois Gov. Richard Yates and Sectrary of State O.M. Hatch. The certificate is stamped with a raised seal of the State of Illinois.

John G. Nicolay requests that B.B. French stop by the White House because there are several small repairs needed that requires a workman. Nicolay uses Executive Mansion stationery.

An abstract of votes for electors of president and vice president of the United States is signed by Gov. Richard Yates, Secretary of State O.M. Hatch, and Auditor Jesse Dubois of Illinois.

A diary written in 1865-1870 contains remarks on the Lincoln funeral and other news events. The diary is bound with leather covered board.

Mary Lincoln completes a partially-printed invitation and addresses its envelope to Vice President Hannibal Hamlin inviting him to a dinner for Zachariah Chandler on Monday, February 13, 1865. Hamlin is a lame-duck vice-president at this date and not…

Mary Lincoln thanks Mrs. Caroline Wright, wife of the former governor of Indiana, for a "beautiful wreath of hair" and adds that "we have had a very busy winter" while the White House is under repair. Mary Lincoln uses stationary with black borders.

F.W. Seward signs a letter to B.B. French requesting copies of the programme of arrangements for the Presidential Inauguration to send to the Foreign Ministers. There is a stationer's mark in upper left corner.

George Constantine presents Abraham Lincoln with a Greek translation of The Pioneer Boy, and How He Became President by William Makepeace Thayer. This letter is glued to the inside front cover of the book. The book also contains a letter from Thayer…

The narrow partially-printed ticket assigned to Mr. J. Craft is for two seats in the dress circle, first row.

Albert J. Daggett writes a letter to Miss Julie Tremen of New York in which Daggett describes the events in Washington on April 11 and the assassination of Lincoln. Daggett was in the audience at Ford's Theatre on that fateful evening. This is one…

J. Thoman writes to his sister, Henrietta Thoman of Crestline, Ohio, regarding Lincoln's assassination. He recounts that when a soldier told a citizen that Lincoln was dead, the citizen said "Good." He describes other aspects of Washington in…

As President Andrew Johnson's secretary, Reuben D. Massey writes B.B. French the following: "The President directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15th inst. And to say that he thanks you for your kind expressions of confidence…

Mose Sandford writes a remarkable letter to "Friend Johnny" describing the circumstances under which Lincoln's body was transported to the White House from 10th St. and describing the return of Lincoln's clothing and other possessions to Sandford at…

E. D. Townsend writes to Dr. Charles Brown informing the embalmer that the Secretary of War wishes him to accompany the remains of the late President to Springfield for interment. A printed time table for the special train conveying Lincoln's remains…

E.D. Townsend completed this partially-printed railroad pass inviting Dr. Charles Brown and his assistant to accompany Lincoln's remains from Washington to Springfield. The pass is printed on a black bordered card.

E.D. Townsend completed this partially-printed railroad pass inviting Thomas H. Pendel, an employee at the White House, to accompany Lincoln's remains from Washington to Springfield. The pass is printed on a black bordered card.

R.W. Bailey on behalf of the New York City Clerk, completes this partially-printed document and City Inspector F.J.A. Boole signs the authorization allowing Peter Relyea, the official undertaker for the City of New York, permission to remove the body…

Commissioner of Public Buildings B.B. French wrote an account of Abraham Lincoln's death soon after the event. His account later appears in The Republican as "A narrative of the president's murder." On page 249 of his scrapbook French pastes a…

"Your friend James" writes to "Friend Charles" rejoicing in recent Union military successes and expressing sadness over the death of Lincoln, "thus causing profound sorrow." He notes that the church and most of the houses in his town are draped in…

Lincoln's private secretary John Hay reports to Commissioner of Public Buildings B.B. French that: "There are no papers now on file here. Those relating to public matters have been sent to their several departments and private papers are in the…