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[CIVIL WAR - NEWSPAPERS] Group of six Civil War-era newspapers with coverage of important events

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[CIVIL WAR - NEWSPAPERS] Group of six Civil War-era newspapers with coverage of important events

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Lot 10
[CIVIL WAR - NEWSPAPERS] Group of six Civil War-era newspapers with coverage of important events. Comprising: The Congres...
. Comprising: The Congressional Globe, 8 March 1861, with an early printing of Lincoln's first inaugural address ("I have no purpose ... to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists"). Lacks final leaves, else fine; The New York Tribune, 10 April 1865, with news of Lee's Surrender; The New York Herald, 17 April 1865, with news of Lincoln's death; The New York Herald, 25 September 1862, with the proclamation by Lincoln suspending habeas corpus; Harper's Weekly, 24 August 1861, with news of Lincoln meeting Napoleon; The New York Tribune, 5 June 1865, with news of the assassination trial. One framed, some spotting and minor wear, lot sold as is; Together with [SHEET MUSIC]. Fort Harrison March ... dedicated to Genl. Zachary Tayor. Composed by C.H. Weber. St. Louis: Balmer & Weber, [1848]. 4 pp., original wrappers lithographic illustration of Native Americans storming the fort. Some soiling to edges, disbound.

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Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold for $218 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold for $218 (includes buyer's premium)
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Rare Books, Autographs & Photographs

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