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Death of Lincoln. Proceedings in the Supreme Court of Illinois, 1865
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Lincoln’s Legacy: Historic Americana from the Life of Abraham Lincoln
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[LINCOLN'S FUNERAL]. CATON, John Dean (1812-1895). Death of Lincoln. Proceedings in the Supreme Court of Illinois. Chicago: J.W. Middleton & Co., 1865.



8vo. Disbound; dampstaining; title-page and last leaf detached; in chemise.

RARE CHICAGO PRE-FIRE IMPRINT OF THIS FIRST EDITION. Illinois Supreme Court Justice John Dean Caton delivered a formal resolution and eloquent personal recollections to the Supreme Court of Illinois following Lincoln's assassination. In his address, Caton reminisced about Lincoln's presence among the legal community, stating, "Who of this bar does not remember him as of yesterday, when he was among us relieving the hard labors of the profession by his enlivening presence?" Monaghan 441; Sabin 41186.

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Louise Taper, Beverly Hills, California


Property from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Foundation