Freeman's | Hindman: The Fathers and Saviors of Our Country: A Presidential Sale, 6560, Chicago

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Auction Date
March 26, 2026 - March 26, 2026
Page Size: 172 items in 7 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
54 [ELLSWORTH, Elmer (1837-1861)]

[CIVIL WAR]. -- A group of 3 photographs depicting Ellsworth, comprising: 2 CDVs by Mathew Brady...

Nassau, NY N/A USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 448.00
55 [VAN VLIET, Stewart (1815-1901)]

[CIVIL WAR]. A carte-de-visite album from the family of Civil War brigadier general Stewart van Vliet

ca 1860s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 960.00
56

[CIVIL WAR]. A large collection of 189 song sheets and sheet music, ca 1860s, including: ATHERTON, Charles E. Kitty Wells...

New York [n.d.] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,880.00
58 [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]

A complete set of "Champion Prize Envelope Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds

New York 1861 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 2,880.00
61

[LINCOLNIANA]. CDV of Abraham Lincoln's dog, Fido

Springfield, IL ca 1861 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,480.00
62 LINCOLN, Mary Todd (1818-1882)

[LINCOLN WHITE HOUSE]. Partly engraved invitation to a White House ball

Washington, D.C. 5 February 1862 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,760.00
63 SPENCER, James B.

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. "The President's Message!"

Philadelphia ca 1862 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 512.00
64 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

The President to General McClellan

N.p. n.d. [ca 9 April 1862] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,880.00
65 [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]

Drs. Brown & Alexander, Embalmers of the Dead, for the Army of the United States

Baltimore n.d. [ca 23 April 1862] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,440.00
66 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

A hitherto unpublished autograph memorandum

Washington, D.C. 22 September 1862 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 38,400.00
67

An original "from life" field sketch and a later caricature of President Abraham Lincoln rendered during his visit to Antietam, 2-3 October 1862

2-3 October 1862 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
68 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Proclamation of Emancipation, by the President of the United States, January 1st, 1863

[Boston] [December 1862] USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 23,040.00
69 [LE MERE, Thomas, photographer]

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. CDV of Abraham Lincoln

New York 1863 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,088.00
70 SHRIGLEY, James (1813-1895)

[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]. Autograph letter signed ("James Shrigley") to Preston King with an unsigned endorsement in Lincoln's hand

Philadelphia/[Washington, D.C.] Feb-March 1863 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,560.00
71 LINCOLN, Mary Todd (1818-1882)

Autograph letter signed ("Mary Lincoln") to B.B. French

Washington, D.C. 10 March 1863 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,400.00
72 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

By the President of the United States. A Proclamation

Washington, D.C. 9 May 1863 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,920.00
73 [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]

Telegraph message to General Samuel W. Crawford in a surrogate hand

Washington, D.C. 28 August 1863 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,408.00
74 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Rock Island Union Extra

Rock Island, IL 10 December 1863 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 512.00
76 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Proclamation of Emancipation

New York 1864 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,432.00
77 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Proclamation of Emancipation

Chicago 1864 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,432.00
78

[EMANCIPATION]. A pair of musical compositions relating to emancipation, comprising: FAWCETT, George E. The President's Emancipation March...

Cleveland 1862 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 576.00
79 [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]

A group of 3 Thanksgiving proclamations, comprising: A Proclamation for a Day of Humiliation and Prayer...

[Washington, D.C.] July 1864 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,216.00
80 LINCOLN, Mary Todd (1818-1882)

Autograph letter signed ("Mary Lincoln"), to B.B. French

Washington, D.C. 16 January 1864 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,040.00
81 LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)

Additional Regulations concerning Commercial Intercourse with and in States Declared in Insurrection

N.p. 1864 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 384.00
82 [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865)]

3 CDVs of Lincoln taken by Brady and Berger

January and February 1864 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 3,840.00