Lot 357

[NEWSPAPERS]. [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865), subject]. 4 Co...

Estimate: $150 - $300

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[NEWSPAPERS]. [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865), subject]. 4 Contemporary Newspaper Appearances, Including Assassination Stories. [V.p., ca. 1860-65]. One portion of an unidentified newspaper with cartoons lampooning Lincoln (?The Flight of Abraham"), 11 x 10 ?". And: The New-Brunswick Fredonian (Thursday, April 20, 1865) one folding folio sheet, 4 large pages with stories about Lincoln's assassination dated 5 days after the killing (?An Awful Calamity / Assassination of President Lincoln. / Secretary Seward Daggered in His Bed?") And: The New-Brunswick Fredonian (Thursday, May 4, 1865) one folding folio sheet, 4 large pages with a story about the official end of the Civil War (?The End of the Rebellion?") And: New Hampshire Sentinel. (Thursday Morning, April 20, 1865). One folio page (out of two) with stories about the assassination (?A National Calamity. / Assassination of President Lincoln?") Toned, worn, torn, soiled, creased. The three newspapers published after the assassination have mourning columns. Generally good.