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David McKenzie

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Contributed Responses

Argentine Republic Mourning - American Citizen, August 23, 1865

"Argentine Republic Mourning"

Newspaper from Aug. 23, 1865

Eulogy of Abraham Lincoln

Speech from Jul. 12, 1865

Newspaper from Apr. 12, 1866

"The Fourth at Gettysburg"

Newspaper from Jul. 13, 1865

"The Great Crimes of the 'Democracy'"

Newspaper from Sep. 28, 1865

"Death of President Lincoln"

Newspaper from Apr. 19, 1865

"Mr. Lincoln's Troubles"

Newspaper from Aug. 2, 1865

Students of Italy Mourn Lincoln - Brownlow's Knoxville Whig

Students of Italy Mourn Lincoln

Newspaper from Jun. 21, 1865

Advertisement for a Lincoln Biography

Newspaper from Oct. 11, 1865

Opinion of Military Tribunal - Burlington Free Press

Opinion of Military Tribunal

Newspaper from Aug. 18, 1865

Illinois Proclamation - Cleveland Daily Leader

Illinois Proclamation

Newspaper from Apr. 10, 1866

Department of State Orders

Department of State Orders

Newspaper from Apr. 14, 1866

"In Memory of Abraham Lincoln"

Newspaper from Apr. 16, 1866

Tolling of the Bells - Cleveland Daily Leader

Tolling of the Bells

Newspaper from Apr. 17, 1866

"How They Talk"

Newspaper from Oct. 11, 1865

Lincoln and Seward Assassinated

Newspaper from Apr. 15, 1865

"The Latest News by Telegraph"

Newspaper from Apr. 18, 1865

"The Ghost of Abraham Lincoln"

Newspaper from Aug. 12, 1865

"Charleston Tributes to Lincoln"

Newspaper from May. 13, 1865

"Murder Most Foul!"

Newspaper from Apr. 17, 1865

"Why It Was the People Loved Abraham Lincoln"

Newspaper from Apr. 19, 1865

"How the Late President Looks in His Coffin"

Newspaper from Apr. 28, 1865

Advertisement for Performance

Advertisement for Performance

Newspaper from May. 22, 1865

Daily Ohio Statesman

Daily Ohio Statesman

Newspaper from Apr. 27, 1865

Mourning Ribbon with American Flags

Mourning Ribbon with American Flags

Ribbon from 1865

Mourning Ribbon Souvenir

Mourning Ribbon Souvenir

Ribbon from 1865

Fringe from Lincoln's Catafalque

Fringe from Lincoln's Catafalque

Physical Object from 1865

Invitation to Lincoln's Funeral

Invitation to Lincoln's Funeral

Card from 1865

"We Mourn His Loss"

Ribbon from 1865

Soldering Tools in Shadow Box

Soldering Tools in Shadow Box

Physical Object from 1865

Mourning Pin with Lincoln's Portrait

Mourning Pin with Lincoln's Portrait

Physical Object from 1865

Key to Lincoln's Funeral Car

Key to Lincoln's Funeral Car

Physical Object from 1865

City Inspector's Office Certificate

City Inspector's Office Certificate

Document from 1865

Mourning Card in memoriam

Mourning Card in memoriam

Card from 1865

National day of fasting and prayer

National day of fasting and prayer

Card from 1865

Abigail M. Brook's Diary

Abigail M. Brook's Diary

Diary from May. 1, 1865

Our Martyred President

Our Martyred President

Document from Apr. 1, 1865

O Captain! My Captain!

O Captain! My Captain!

Document from unknown

Letter from John T. Ford to his Mother

Letter to Mother

Letter from Apr. 15, 1865

Poetical Tribute to President Lincoln - William Cullen Bryant

William Cullen Bryant Poem

Document from 1865

President Lincoln's Funeral Service in Chicago, IL - Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Drawing

President Lincoln's Funeral Service in Chicago, IL

Still Image from May. 20, 1865

Celebration by the Colored People's Educational Monument Association in Memory of Abraham Lincoln

Colored People's Educational Monument Association Celebration

Document from Jul. 4, 1865

A Speech on

A Speech on "Equality Before the Law"

Document from Jan. 9, 1866

Sir Charles Hastings Doyle to Ulysses S. Grant

Sir Charles Hastings Doyle to Ulysses S. Grant

Letter from Apr. 25, 1865

Resolution on the

Resolution on the "Death of the President" by the General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists Session

Speech from May. 17, 1865

Funeral obsequies of the late Pres't A. Lincoln, Columbus, O., April 29, 1865

Funeral obsequies

Lithograph from 1865

Death of Abraham Lincoln, April 15th 1865

Death of Abraham Lincoln, April 15th 1865

Lithograph from 1865

Sketches of details of bunting for Lincoln's funeral

Sketches of details of bunting for Lincoln's funeral

Still Image from May 1865

Lincoln's funeral

Lincoln's funeral

Still Image from May. 4, 1865

Building Erected for the reception of the body of the President at Cleveland

Cleveland Reception Building

Still Image from Apr. 28, 1865

Lincoln's coffin on view at State House, Springfield, Illinois

Lincoln's coffin in Springfield

Still Image from May. 3, 1865

Lincoln's coffin in the City Hall, Chicago

Lincoln's coffin in the City Hall, Chicago

Still Image from May. 1, 1865

Reception of the Remains at Chicago

Reception of the Remains at Chicago

Still Image from May. 1, 1865

The last offer of reconciliation in remembrance of Prest. A. Lincolns.

"The door is open for all"

Lithograph from 1865

Arch at Twelfth St., Chicago, President Abraham Lincoln's hearse and young ladies

Arch at Twelfth St., Chicago

Photograph from May. 1, 1865

The funeral car that conveyed the remains of President Lincoln from the Executive Mansion to the Capitol, April 19th 1865

The funeral car

Photograph from 1865

Drawing of the death bed scene of President Abraham Lincoln, with a man holding Lincoln

the death bed scene

Still Image from Apr. 14, 1865

W.M. Raymond & Co. Proprietors & manufacturers of metallic burial cases & caskets. 348 Pearl St., New York

Burial Cases & Caskets Advertisement

Lithograph from Dec. 24, 1866

President Abraham Lincoln's hearse, Springfield

President Abraham Lincoln's hearse, Springfield

Photograph from May. 1, 1865

Lincoln lying in state

Lincoln lying in state

Photograph from May. 2, 1865

Removal of Lincoln's body

Removal of Lincoln's body

Photograph from April 1901

Funeral honors to President Lincoln - the catafalque passing up Broadway, New York, April 25, 1865, in the presence of nearly a million spectators

Funeral honors to President Lincoln

Still Image from 1865

Funeral car of President Abraham Lincoln passing the State House at Columbus, April 29

Lincoln passing the Columbus State House

Lithograph from 1865

Illinois statehouse, Springfield, Ill, with details showing draped bunting on dome

Illinois statehouse

Still Image from May 1865

Two soldiers keep watch over Lincoln's casket in Springfield, Illinois

Still Image from May 1865

Lincoln's body lying in state in the East room White house

Lincoln in the East Room

Still Image from Apr. 19, 1865

The death bed of the martyr President Abraham Lincoln. Washington, Saturday morning April 15th 1865, at 22 minutes past 7 o'clock

The death bed of the martyr President Abraham Lincoln. Washington, Saturday morning April 15th 1865, at 22 minutes past 7 o'clock

Lithograph from 1865

Funeral car of President Lincoln New York, April 26th, 1865

Funeral car of President Lincoln New York, April 26th, 1865

Lithograph from 1879

Theory. Practice. Effect.

Theory. Practice. Effect.

Still Image from 1865

Broadway, near Bowling Green [New York City]

Broadway, near Bowling Green [New York City]

Photograph from 1865

Military on Broadway, New York

Military on Broadway, New York

Still Image from 1865

Lincoln's funeral

Lincoln's funeral

Still Image from April 1865

Washington, D.C. President Lincoln's funeral procession on Pennsylvania Avenue

Lincoln's funeral procession on Pennsylvania AvE

Photograph from Apr. 19, 1865

Lincoln obsequies, San Francisco, [no.] 721

Lincoln obsequies, San Francisco, [no.] 721

Photograph from 1865-1867

Lincoln's Tomb

Photograph from May. 1, 1865

Capitol of Illinois, no. 26

Capitol of Illinois, no. 26

Photograph from May 1865

Lincoln lies in state, Springfield, May 1865

Lincoln lies in state, Springfield, May 1865

Photograph from May 3-4, 1865

Home of Abraham Lincoln

Home of Abraham Lincoln

Photograph from May. 4, 1865

Crowd at the Baltimore depot before the funeral arrived

Crowd at the Baltimore depot before the funeral arrived

Photograph from Apr. 21, 1865

A Tribute of Respect by the Citizens of Troy, to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln

A Tribute of Respect by the Citizens of Troy

Sermon from 1865

Lincoln's Assassination Told by an Eye Witness

Lincoln's Assassination Told by an Eye Witness

Letter from Apr. 16, 1865

Excerpt from The Diary of Michael Shiner

Excerpt from The Diary of Michael Shiner

Diary from April 1865

Letter to Benjamin Thackara from A. M. Thackara, April 24, 1865.

Letter to Benjamin Thackara from A. M. Thackara, April 24, 1865.

Letter from Apr. 24, 1865

When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom'd in the Sequel to Drum-Taps

When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Blooms

Document from Summer 1865

Telegram calling for the arrest of John Wilkes Booth

Telegram calling for the arrest of John Wilkes Booth

Document from Apr. 15, 1865

Letter from Francis Bicknell Carpenter to Sanford Thayer

Letter from Francis Bicknell Carpenter to Sanford Thayer

Letter from Jun. 1, 1865

A Letter from Dr. Anson G. Henry to his wife

A Letter from Dr. Anson G. Henry to his wife

Letter from Apr. 19, 1865

A letter William H. Herndon to an unknown person

A letter William H. Herndon to an unknown person

Letter from 1865-1870

A Letter from Mary Todd Lincoln to Mrs. Anson G. Henry

A Letter from Mary Todd Lincoln to Mrs. Anson G. Henry

Letter from Aug. 31, 1865

Mary Todd Lincoln to Dr. Josiah G. Holland

Mary Todd Lincoln to Dr. Josiah G. Holland

Letter from Dec. 4, 1865

A letter from Robert Todd Lincoln to Dr. Josiah G. Holland

A letter from Robert Todd Lincoln to Dr. Josiah G. Holland

Letter from Jun. 6, 1865

Lincolniana Collection of Katherine Pope

Lincolniana Collection of Katherine Pope

Document from Apr. 20, 2018

Edwin Stanton to William Tecumseh Sherman

Edwin Stanton to William Tecumseh Sherman

Letter from Apr. 17, 1865

A. Van Rensellaer to Walt Whitman

A. Van Rensellaer to Walt Whitman

Letter from Jul. 30, 1865

Lace curtain fragment and letter of authentication

Lace curtain fragment and letter of authentication

Physical Object from Apr. 15, 1865

Journal of Elon Lee

Journal of Elon Lee

Diary from April-May 1865

Excerpts from Crusader and feminist; letters of Jane Grey Swisshelm, 1858-1865;

Letters of Jane Grey Swisshelm

Newspaper from April-May 1865

O.J. Benham typescript diary

O.J. Benham typescript diary

Diary from April 1865

Excerpt from The War-time Journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865

Excerpt from The War-time Journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865

Diary from Jun. 1, 1865

Susan B. Anthony's Diary

Susan B. Anthony's Diary

Diary from Apr. 15, 1865

John Bigelow Diary Entry

John Bigelow Diary Entry

Diary from Jul. 16, 1865

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America…Expressions of Condolence and Sympathy Inspired by These Events

International Expressions of Condolence and Sympathy

Document from 1867

Louisiana's tribute to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States : public demonstration in the city of New Orleans, April 22, 1865 ; resolutions, speeches of Christian Roselius and others, etc., etc.

Louisiana's tribute to Abraham Lincoln

Document from Apr. 14, 1881

Reception of the Remains of Abraham Lincoln

Reception of the Remains of Abraham Lincoln

Newspaper from Apr. 25, 1865

Excerpts from the Letters and diary of Laura M. Towne

Excerpts from the Letters and diary of Laura M. Towne

Diary from Apr. 22, 1865

The Lesson of President Lincoln's Death: A Speech of Wendell Phillips at the Tremont Temple, on Sunday Evening, April 23, 1865

The Lesson of President Lincoln's Death

Speech from Apr. 23, 1865

Dr. Robert King Stone Testimony

Dr. Robert King Stone Testimony

Document from May. 16, 1865

Dr. Charles A. Leale

Dr. Charles A. Leale

Document from 1865

Letter from Lincoln's Cabinet to Andrew Johnson

Letter from Lincoln's Cabinet to Andrew Johnson

Letter from 1865-04-15

General Schultz to Colonel Wagnerd

General Schultz to Colonel Wagnerd

Letter from 1865-04-15

The Rebel Fiends at Work

The Rebel Fiends at Work

Newspaper from Apr. 15, 1965

Sermon Preached in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Sermon Preached in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church

Sermon from 1865

Office of Agent For C.S. Prisoners

Office of Agent For C.S. Prisoners

Newspaper from April 18, 1865

Inhabitants of Zurich

Inhabitants of Zurich

Letter from May 2, 1865

From the Legation of His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia

From the Legation of His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia

Letter from May 09, 1865

Letter from Pablo Herrera to Mr. Hassaurek

Letter from Pablo Herrera

Letter from May 22, 1865

"Our Nation Mourning"

Newspaper from April 19, 1865

Home Items

Newspaper from April 19, 1865

Funeral Obsequies of President Lincoln

Funeral Obsequies of President Lincoln

Newspaper from April 21, 1865

Local Matters

Newspaper from April 18, 1865

A Deed Without a Name

A Deed Without a Name

Newspaper from April 17, 1865