Document from Apr. 18, 1865

Ilion notice

  • Full Title

    Notice to the Citizens of Ilion

  • Description

    Poster announcing requests by the Board of Trustees of the City of Ilion [NY] related to the observance of funeral ceremonies on April 19, 1865. The Trustees request that businesses be closed and flags flown at half-mast, and that citizens "refrain from the performance of secular employments," attend religious services, and display "some emblem of mourning."

  • Source

    Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University (80.1816)

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  • Cite this Item

    Chas. Harter. "Notice to the Citizens of Ilion". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/787