American History & Hall of Fame Showcase, June 2024

Central image of Abraham Lincoln, measuring 21 x 16 mm, set in a brass oval frame. Surrounded by red, white and blue ribbons. A very rare example.

Obsequies of President Lincoln is the title of this 9 x 11 1/2 inch broadside relaying the order of the funeral procession. Beginning with "Abr...

Abraham Lincoln funeral card, about 4 1/2 x 3 inches. Black border with embossed tombstone. "In Memory of / Abraham Lincoln / President of the ...

Funeral card 4 1/2 x 3 inches. Black border with embossed tombstone: "In Memory / Of / Abraham Lincoln / President of the United States / Of Am...

Broadside, 6 x 17 3/4 inches, titled "Funeral Honors to the Late President" the procession to take place Tuesday, April 20, 1865. An exten...

Mourning armband, 3 x 31 inches black gauze. This is accompanied by a one page 5 1/2 x 7 inch period note which states: "Worn at Lincoln's ...

Sheriff of Sangamon County Garrett Elkin for over 15 years, Abraham Lincoln used his services to serve writs and summonses. This oblong receipt (8 x 2

Brevet Brigadier General Williams E. Doster (1837-1919) served as defense counsel for Lewis Payne and George Atzerodt at the Lincoln Conspiracy Trial.

In charge of the Guard of Honor which escorted Lincoln's body from Washington to Springfield, General E. D. Townsend described the journey as &q...

Autograph letter signed to the famous Lincoln collector A. E. Fostell; Toledo, Ohio, May, 1894. Hawk writes: "After years of promise, I at len...

Lt. Col. Henry W. Smith arrested Mary Surratt and Lewis Payne at the Surratt home on April 17, 1865 and shared in the posted reward money for their ca

Doctor Samuel A. Mudd set John Wilkes Booth's broken leg after Lincoln's assassination. He was tried as a conspirator and sentenced to priso...

Beautifully illustrated invitation to Lincoln's second inaugurational ball, March 4th, 1865: with two vignettes of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jo...

John E. Boos of Albany New York (1879-1974) was a widely known collector of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia. This two page, handwritten letter (6 1/2 x 9

The provost marshall of the Police Department of Baltimore, James L. McPhail, would successfully arrest two accomplices of John Wilkes Booth after the

John Arende Bingham (1815-1900) was appointed judge advocate in the U. S. Army with the rank of Major. In June 1865 he made an argument in reply to co

Large (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch) albumen photo of Lincoln conspirator John Surratt in the Zouave uniform in which he was captured. Scarce image taken by Mat

The City Commissioner's Office of Baltimore, on 17th June 1885, executed this receipt for five dollars to the owner of Ford's Theatre, John ...

John T. Stuart (1807-1885) lawyer and politician in Springfield, Illinois; member of U. S. Congress. After making the acquaintance of Abraham Lincoln

John Todd Stuart (1807-1885) politician, lawyer, law partner of Abraham Lincoln. Signature cut from a document. 3 1/2 x 1 inch. "John T. Stuart...