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Sold Date: 03/26/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Fraternal, Political, Organizations

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VINTAGE
Historic Ephemera
LINCOLN'S LAST HOURS
BY
CHARLES A. LEALE M.D.
AN ADDRESS
DELIVERED BEFORE THE
COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION
of the UNITED STATES

AT THE REGULAR MEETING,
February 1909 City of New York
IN OBSERVANCE OF THE
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF
PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN
STRAIGHT FROM ESTATE LIQUIDATION
FOR YOUR VIEWING & BIDDING PLEASURE
WE'RE PLEASED TO BRING YOU THIS EXCELLENT ARTIFACT FROM THE RECENT LIQUIDATION OF THE PELHAM ESTATE OF HELEN LEALE HARPER, OF THE HARPER PUBLISHING EMPIRE. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1909 COPY OF "LINCOLN'S LAST HOURS", THE EXTREMELY RARE 16 PAGE PAMPHLET WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED BY HER GRANDFATHER, DR. CHARLES A. LEALE M.D.
DR. LEALE WAS THE U.S. ARMY PHYSICIAN WHO WAS IN FORD'S THEATRE BY COINCIDENCE AND CARED FOR PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON THE NIGHT OF HIS ASSASSINATION. THE PAMPHLET FEATURES A TRANSCRIPT OF A SPEECH HE GAVE TO THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION IN NEW YORK, ON FEBRUARY OF 1909. THE ADDRESS IS A NARRATIVE OF HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE TRAGIC EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE FATEFUL EVENING OF APRIL 14, 1865.

THE CONDITION OF THE PAMPHLET IS VERY GOOD - IT COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BUFF ENVELOPE THAT BEARS DR. LEALES NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE BACK FLAP. IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL PRESERVED.
THE COVER IS LIGHTLY TANNED AT THE EDGES, AND THE UPPER CORNER OF THE FRONT SPINE IS VERY SLIGHTLY FRAYED. THE INTERIOR IS COMPLETELY PRISTINE, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO MARKS, NO SOILING, NO BENT OR TORN PAGES AND NO SIGNS OF HANDLING.
AND PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME.

MEASURES:
6 1/8" WIDE X 9 1/4" TALL

CONDITION: VERY GOOD

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