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Title:
The nation mourns! : Solemn funeral ceremonies in honor of our beloved President will be held in Elgin, Wednesday, April 19, at 12 o'clock M. ... / by order of J.S. Wilcox, A.B. Fish, Jas. Knott, Committee of arran[gements], Elgin, April 17th, 1865

Collection number:
MS-S020

Extent:
0.3 linear feet (1 oversize folder)

Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.

Irvine, California 92623-9557

Abstract:
This broadside, measuring 63.5 x 46.5 cm., advertises a funeral ceremony in honor of assassinated president Abraham Lincoln, to be held in Elgin, Illinois, on April 19, 1865. It details the route of the procession, the order of local official participants in the procession, and the order of service for the ceremony to be held in the Academy Hall.

Language:
English.

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