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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1809-02-12 - 1865-04-15

Biographical note

Abstract:

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was a lawyer and politician from Illinois. He served as the 16th president of the United States between 1861 and 1865.

Languages Used

  • English

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Ladies State Sanitary Fair register

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030056141]
Identifier: MS-0328
Abstract

Collection consists of one bound volume that served as a register for visitors to the Ladies' State Sanitary Fair held at the Maryland Institute in Baltimore, April 1864. Notable signatures include Abraham Lincoln; Mary Todd Lincoln; Treasury Secretary, Salmon P. Chase; Secretary of State, William Henry Seward; Maryland Governor, Augustus W. Bradford; and Major General Robert C. Schenck.

Dates: 1864 April
Found in: Special Collections

Moncure-Lyne Family scrapbooks

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030044279]
Identifier: MS-0171
Abstract

The collection (1897-1943) consists of three scrapbooks, the subjects of which are the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln and Edgar Allan Poe. The scrapbooks were compiled by Cassandra Moncure Lyne (born 1875) in collaboration with her mother, also named Cassandra Moncure Lyne (1845-1934).

Dates: 1897-1943
Found in: Special Collections

Samuel Bland Arnold letters to William B. Kines

 Collection — Box BW-18: [Barcode: 31151030132371], Folder: 2
Identifier: MS-0888
Abstract Samuel Bland Arnold (1834-1906) was one of several co-conspirators in the plot to kidnap Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) that preceded his assassination by John Wilkes Booth (1838-65) on April 14, 1865. The collection contains four letters to William B. Kines, City Editor for the Baltimore American newspaper, from Samuel Arnold, and one letter from Kines to a collector. From December 8–20, 1902, Kines published sworn statements by Arnold and excerpts from his memoir under the title, ...
Dates: 1902-1903 and 1921
Found in: Special Collections

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