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Letter signed W.A. Nichols, Washington, to Hon. M.B. Field, Asst. Sec., April 17, 1865

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States, "The Hon. Mr. Harrington [George Harrington] directed the publishing of the order of the Funeral Ceremonies. If he is in the Dept. please ask him to cause the names of Messrs. George Ashman & Simon Cameron to be inserted with the names of the Pall bearers. . . ." Regarding plans for Abraham Lincoln's funeral.

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Washington
Monday night
April 17/65

Sir,
The Hon. Mr Harrington directed the publishing of the order of the Funeral Ceremonies. If he is in the Dept. please ask him to cause the names of Messrs. George Ashman and Simon Cameron to be inserted with the names of the Pall bearers. If not in, please request the Chronicle and Intelligence to insert their names on the order under the caption of “Civilians.” -Very Respectfully
Hon. M. B. Field W. A. Nichols
Asst Sec.

[Transcription by: Evan Laugen, Chandra Manning's class, Georgetown University].

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Nichols, W. A.

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April 17, 1865

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Unsigned Note to George Harrington, April 1865

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Suggests that as few carriages as possible be allowed in the funeral procession of Abraham Lincoln so that more persons may follow the President to his grave.

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Hon. Geo Harrington
Sir:
Pardon me for suggesting that as few carriages as possible ought to be allowed in the funeral cortege of the President.

There are one hundred thousand aching hearts, that will follow his remains to the grave. This cannot be done if long lines of vehicles occupy the space, without adding to the volume of humanity desirous of participating.

Unless care be taken in this respect, the remains will [arrive] at the place of burial or deposite before the people move from the White House.

Affection

[Transcription by: Daniel Kynaston]

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anonymous. "Unsigned Note to George Harrington, April 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 4, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/678

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April 1865

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Note of George Harrington regarding guests at the White House for Abraham Lincoln's funeral, [April 1865]

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Concerns provisions for the admission of persons who are to be at the President's House, for those who have cards to the Green and East Rooms, and arrangements for them to have admission to carriages in the procession.

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Nothing has been done to provide for the admission of persons in who are to be at President's House, and to have a right to places in the carriages.

Of course those who have cards to the Green & East Rooms will have but it is inappropriate that all of them can get into the carriages.

Nor has any arrangement been made as to the number of carriages to be admitted into the President’s Grounds, nor for the admission of the delegations from Illinois and Kentucky.

Who has charge of the carriages for the procession:



[Transcription team:

Austin B., Danny H., Preston P., and Hunter P.

New Hampton Middle School, New Hampton, Iowa]

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Harrington, George, 1815-1892. "Note of George Harrington regarding guests at the White House for Abraham Lincoln's funeral, [April 1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 4, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/677

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Harrington, George, 1815-1892

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1865

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Printed order of the procession of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, [April 1865]

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A printed order of the Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession

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George R. Harrington Papers

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1865

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List of the Diplomatic Corps entitled to attend the funeral ceremonies of Abraham Lincoln, [April] 1865

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Lists diplomats and other dignitaries from various countries who were invited to attend the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln.

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List of the Diplomatic Corps

1865

Entitled to attend the Funeral Ceremonies

[Page 2]

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary

Portugal. The Commander J.C. de Figaniere e Morao
Charlestown, Md

Prussia. Baron von Gerolt
Washington

Guatemala. Senor [Señor] Don Antonio José de Yrisarri [Irisarri]
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Spain. Senor Don Gabriel Garcia y Tassara
Corcorans Row. I. St.

Russia. Mr. Eduard de Stoeckle [Stoeckl]
Cor. I. & Connecticut Avenue

Costa Rica, Nicaragua & Honduras Senor [Señor] Don Luis Molina
F. st. bet: 20th & 21st sts.

Great Britain. Sir Frederick Bruce
245 H Street

Belgium. Mr. Alfred Berghuans.
Washington.

[Page 3]

Netherlands. Mr Roest van Limburg
N.Y.

Mexico. Senor Don Matias Romero.
h. 263 G Street.

Denmark. Mr. W.R. Raasloff [Raasløff]
29 Fifth Avenue
h. 46 Clinton Place, N.Y.

Italy. The Commander Joseph Butinatti.
At Mrs. Mackall’s, 7 Buildings.

Venezuela. Senor [Señor] Blas Bruzual
h. 35. West 35th 33rd Street, N. York

United States of Columbia [Colombia]. Genl. Eustorgio Salgar
Gramercy Park Hotel New York.

Sweden and Norway. Baron N.G. de Wetterstedt.
Washington

[Page 4]
Ministers Resident
Hanseatic Republics

Austria. Count Wydenbruck.
Washington.

[Page 5]
Chargés d’ Affaires

Chili [Chile]. Senor [Señor] Don F. Asta Buruaga.
Corcoran’s Row, I St.

Hayti [Haiti]. Mr. W. D. Bruno.

France. Mr. de Geofroy.
310. H. Street.

Liberia. John B. Pinney
New York

Peru. Senor José Antonio Garcia y Garcia.
Gramercy House, New York.

Hanseatic Republics. Dr. Johannes Rosing.
Corner 6th and D. streets.

Brazil. Senhor Ignacio de Avellar Barbosa [Barloza] de [da] Silva
Washington.

Hawaii. S.W. F. Odell.

Great Britain. J. Hurne Burnley
245. H. St.

Belgium. Mr. Alfred Berghmans.
Washington

[Page 6]

First Secretaries

Prussia. Baron Guido von Grabow, Georgetown.

Russia. Mr. Waldemar de Bodisco. do [Georgetown]

Italy. Mr. Henry Cora. Washington

Peru. Don Emilio Bonifaz. Gramercy Park Hotel N. York.

Mexico. Señor Don Ignacio Mariscal.

Spain. Señor Don Mariano de Potestad Wash.

Brazil. Senhor Luis Auguste de Padua Fleury.

Venezuela. Señor Florencio Ribas.

United States of Columbia [Colombia]. Señor Felipe Zapata.

Netherlands. Mr. A.P.C. Van Karnbeck [Karnebeek].

[Page 7]

Second Secretaries

Spain. Senor Don Luis de Potestad. Wash.

Russia. Mr. Alexander Davydov “

Great Britain. Francis Ottiwell Adams, Esq. “
Frederick Autrobus, Esq. “

France. Mr le Comte de Faverney “
M. de Minogues “

Mexico. Senor [Señor] Francisco D. Macin. “

Third Secretaries

Great Britain. R.T. G Kirkpatrick “
Edwin Constantine Henry Phipps “
Arthur Henry Seymour “
H. B. Smyth “
[Page 8]

Attaches

Portugal. Senhor G. J. de Fejaniere, Charlestown Md.

Spain. Señor Don Miguel de Bertodano, Washington

France. M. le Comte Grande Colbert “
M. Arthur de Pont “

Great Britain. The Hon. Thomas George Grosvenor “

Italy. Mr. R. Cantagalli

Venezuela. Commander José J. Roldan N. York
Senor Abraham I. Dorale “

United States of Columbia [Colombia]. Senor [Señor] Francisco Párraga “
Senor [Señor] Gustave F. Gonzales “

Chancellors

France. Mr Paul Dejardin Wash

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[Transcription by: Patrick J. Lynch]

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Harrington, George, 1815-1892. "List of the Diplomatic Corps entitled to attend the funeral ceremonies of Abraham Lincoln, [April] 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 4, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/675

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Harrington, George, 1815-1892

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April 1865

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Original draft of plans for President Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession, [April 1865]

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Outlines plans for the procession starting at the Executive Mansion on April 18, where the public can view the remains of the President in the East Room. The procession will then continue on the 19th with religious ceremonies, after which the remains will be brought to the Capitol and placed in the Rotunda. After that, the delegation from Illinois will bring the President's body home to Springfield by train.

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Proposed arrangements for the funeral and disposition of the remains of the late President, submitted for approval.

The Executive Mansion, under proper police and guards, to be thrown open during Tuesday, the 18th inst. For the public to show their respect, -the remains to be in the East Room, under a guard of commissioned officers of the Army.

On Wednesday, the procession to form at 11 o’clock, the religious ceremonies to commence at 12, and the procession to move at 2 P.M.

The remains to be escorted to the Capitol, and there deposited in the Rotunda, to remain under a suitable guard, to be provided by the proper military authorities.

The delegation especially appointed from Illinois to receive the remains and escort them thither, to be called the “Body Guard”, to have them in special charge after they shall have been deposited in the Capitol.

The remains to be taken to the depot on Thursday morning, by military escort; a guard of honor, consisting of such Senators and Members of the House of Representatives as may be designated for that purpose by those bodies respectively, and also such other civilians as the Cabinet may determine, to accompany the remains to their final resting place. The whole to be accompanied by such military escort as the proper authorities may designate

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1865

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The Morning Bulletin, April 17, [1865]

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The front page of this Union-occupation newspaper from Memphis, Tennessee provides details of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. Included are dispatches from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix. Additional articles report falsely on the death of Seward and the capture of John Wilkes Booth. Further reports detail Andrew Johnson‰Ûªs inauguration, the murder of an Illinois copperhead for rejoicing in Lincoln‰Ûªs assassination, the speeches of Maj. Gen. N.P. Banks and Lieut. Governor of Illinois William Bross, the search for the assassins, and a report that John Surratt is the suspected attacker of Seward. In the far right column is an editor bulletin. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.

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HN-1865-011090

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James B. Bingham. "The Morning Bulletin, April 17, [1865]". James B. Bingham. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 4, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/673

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James B. Bingham

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James B. Bingham

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April 17, 1865

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[Chattanooga Daily] Gazette Extra, April 15, [1865]

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Broadside extra of Union-occupation newspaper providing details of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. Included are dispatches from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix, and a 2:00 pm report on the swearing-in of Andrew Johnson. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.

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HN-1865-012220

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James R. Hood. "[Chattanooga Daily] Gazette Extra, April 15, [1865]". James R. Hood. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 4, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/672

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James R. Hood

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James R. Hood

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April 15, 1865

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Newspaper

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U.S. Military Telegraph of Gideon Welles, Secretary Navy, to Comdt. Navy Yard [J.B. Montgomery], May 4, 1865

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States, "Have Guns fired every half hour from noon till Sunday closing with a national Salute, in honor of the late President whose funeral is now taking place in Springfield, Illinois. . . ."

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. "U.S. Military Telegraph of Gideon Welles, Secretary Navy, to Comdt. Navy Yard [J.B. Montgomery], May 4, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 4, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/671

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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May 4, 1865

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The New South, April 29, 1865

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The front page of this Union-occupation newspaper provides brief details on the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC. Additionally, there is a War Department dispatch from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix regarding the route of the funeral train from DC to Springfield, Illinois. The next paragraph indicates Willie Lincoln will be interred with his father. There are further biographical articles on both Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson on the front page.

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HN-1865-011149

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J. H. Sears. "The New South, April 29, 1865". J. H. Sears. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 4, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/670

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J. H. Sears

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J. H. Sears

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April 29, 1865

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