A memorial Lincoln bibliography: being an account of books, eulogies, sermons, portraits, engravings, medals, etc., published upon Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, assassinated Good Friday, April 14, 1865;

Andrew Boyd, Charles Henry Hart

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LINCOLN ROOM
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
LIBRARY
MEMORIAL
the Class 1901
of
founded by
HARLAN HOYT HORNER
and
HENRIETTA CALHOUN HORNER;
PHOTOGRAPH OF MARSHALL'S
PORTRAIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Entered to Act of in the W*. E.according Congress year 1870, by MARSHALL,
in the office of the Librarian of atCongress Washington.PRELIMINARY EGOTISM
be said to be aBibliography uiay fairly cataloguejjHIS
aof collection of Lincoln matter at inpresent my
as I have mentioned,possession, everything except
a few two of the and avery pamphlets, engravings
few of the medals. It without the
is, doubt, largest
Lincoln collection extant.
I did not commence this collection until a and a half afteryear
Mr. Lincoln's an admirer of him.death, though always Strangers
and friends have contributed but of course thekindly j greater part
has been made search anddiligentby personal purchase.
It has been with the of a heartfeltpursued assiduity begotten
interest in the book and store that seemed atsubject. Every print
all to contain matter thereto was and norelating ransacked,likely
andto increase collection Whileopportunity perfect my neglected.
on a half hour's attraveling my ordinary business, stay any phce
a of additional has been devoted tooffering prospect matter, always
""search. snowWhen or otherwise thebound, detained, opportu-
has been seized to add to collection.nity rny
the four I have written over letters onDuring past years 2,000
the subject.
I have a lot oflarge newspapers, printed matter, pictures, &c.,
which would not withincome thebearing upon Lincoln, yet scope
of this and of course not mentioned. In addition I havecatalogue,
in Mr.a letter Lincoln's written the before he tookhandwriting day
inhis seat 1847. The first made out himcongress survey paper by
in 1836. A leaf from his made in 1824. Hisfoolscap copy-book
to a forautograph Washington 1864.subscription my Directory
Some to the of 1865. A memorandumwar, March,writing secretary
book of voters' names in Some other and auto-Springfield. writing
A of cloth used to the flow of blood from hispiece stopgraphs.
from the hewound. A of feathers died on. Acouple pillow piece
of floor oil cloth stained with his blood. A of wallpiece paperPRELIMINARY EGOTISM.iv
from the theatre-box in which he was shot. An old silver watch
chain that he wore for A cast of histwenty years. plaster right
in A letter from President Mrs.handmade 1860. Johnson to Lincoln
at the of their resolutions to herrequest congress upon transmitting,
on the death ofMr. Lincoln. This letter is a in
quarto page german
text with with a andborder,mourning all-printed pen, signed by
Mr. Johnson.
I have also a number of letters from authors of andlarge eulogies
of Mr. Lincoln and from of arewhichothers,biographies many
Besides over and a of otherinteresting. fifty photographs, variety
matter.
Mr. H. at one a biblio-Charles timeHart, contemplated issuing
of books onthe occasion ofMr. Lincoln's anddeath,graphy published
had taken to the textand numberpains give ofcopies printed. Upon
his to transfer this information to I threwwillingness me,learning
in list as he had mentioned in and himout such titles his, gavemy
a in book.place my