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Proceedings of the Union League of Philadelphia regarding the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.

Description

This pamphlet includes the meetings and proceedings of The Union League of Philadelphia after the assassination of President Lincoln. The Board of Directors met on April 15 "immediately after information had been received of the murder of the President..." and a special meeting was held on April 17 for all members. Several members spoke about the impact of the President's death, the evils of slavery and its role in his death, God's Providence, and the best ways to honor and mourn Lincoln. During this meeting on April 17, the League commissioned mourning badges for League members and their families to wear for the month following Lincoln's death.

Transcription

A full scan of this pamphlet is available through the Internet Archive, www.archive.org.

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: XI.2.007 and XI.2.008)

Rights

Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as “Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia.” Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Abraham Lincoln Foundation.

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The Union League of Philadelphia. "Proceedings of the Union League of Philadelphia regarding the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.". Henry B. Ashmead. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1014

Creator

The Union League of Philadelphia

Publisher

Henry B. Ashmead

Date

April 15, 1865

Material

Ink and Paper

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Thomas Stewardson, Jr. Diary Entry: Lincoln Lying in State at Independence Hall

Description

This photocopy displays two pages from the diary of Thomas Stewardson, Jr. Stewardson, a member of The Union League of Philadelphia, recorded his experience viewing President Lincoln's body while lying in state at Independence Hall.

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Sunday April 23rd – The Union League was appointed to receive the body of our good President last Eve’g, at Independence Square. As a member of the League I was in a manner obliged to look for a moment upon the face of the honoured dead. I say obliged, because I [should not?], otherwise have made any effort to do so, my impressions of the Man being so pleasant that I feared to disturb my memory with any possible disappointment. But it turned out well. Homely in feature he was, as all the world knows, but a better face and a face which more clearly told of a good man. I never looked upon, even as it lay there lifeless. Gentle and tender, honest, open, pure. I feel, as nearly every man, woman, and child does feel, a personal and warm love for the man as well as an exalted respect for the ruler, [never?] saw him living, though I have had several opportunities to do so – Such universal sorrow never followed any one to his grave in this country, since the days of Washington, and there was another deep feeling (which happily Washington’s death did not demand) which made most intense the emotions of the mourners of Abraham Lincoln. The good and now murdered, martyred Lincoln! Well, so it had to be, but if that stab has not struck Slavery the death blow, through the body of the Great Emancipator, then possibly Lincoln had died in vain, which [it were?] treason against God’s Providence to believe.



He is now lying in Independence Hall, near the famous old Bell with its motto made to speak again “Proclaim Liberty throughout the land, and to all the Inhabitants thereof.”

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: XI.2.1973.2)

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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as “Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia.” Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Abraham Lincoln Foundation.

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Thomas Stewardson, Jr.. "Thomas Stewardson, Jr. Diary Entry: Lincoln Lying in State at Independence Hall". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1013

Creator

Thomas Stewardson, Jr.

Date

April 23, 1865

Material

Ink and Paper

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German Eulogy for President Lincoln by Pastor A. Späth

Description

This pamphlet is a transcript of the eulogy given for President Lincoln by Pastor Späth at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Philadelphia on April 19, 1865. The entire pamphlet is printed in German.

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: XI.2.1978.4)

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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as “Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia.” Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Abraham Lincoln Foundation.

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A. Späth . "German Eulogy for President Lincoln by Pastor A. Späth ". C.W. Widmaier . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1012

Creator

A. Späth

Publisher

C.W. Widmaier

Date

April 19, 1865

Material

bound paper with script in ink and type

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Lincoln Monument Association of Philadelphia Certificate

Description

This certificate from the Lincoln Monument Association of Philadelphia was issued on July 4, 1865, to John A. Brunner. By 1871, the Lincoln Monument Association raised enough funds to erect a bronze sculpture of President Lincoln in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The sculpture became one of the first monuments in honor of the President after his assassination.

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: XI.2.006)

Rights

Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as “Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia.” Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Abraham Lincoln Foundation.

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Lincoln Monument Association of Philadelphia . "Lincoln Monument Association of Philadelphia Certificate ". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1011

Creator

Lincoln Monument Association of Philadelphia

Date

July 4, 1865

Material

ink and paper

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Philadelphia Funeral Procession Details

Description

This document describes the arrangement of the funeral procession that accompanied Abraham Lincoln's body while in Philadelphia. The text describes the street routes of the procession, the logistics of moving from Independence Hall for the viewing to Christ Church for the religious funeral services, and the order, formation, and conduct of the procession.

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: XI.2.1963.3.1)

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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as “Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia.” Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Abraham Lincoln Foundation.

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Unknown. "Philadelphia Funeral Procession Details". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1010

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Unknown

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Ink and paper

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In Memoriam Booklet

Description

This "In Memoriam" booklet, once owned by Cornelius Weygandt, includes several speeches and orations given by President Lincoln. These texts, along with the poem Mortality by William Knox, were compiled and published by Trent, Filmer & Co. The speeches include:

A Farwell Speech in Springfield

The Proclamation of Emancipation

Address at Gettysburg

The 1865 Inaugural Address

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: XI.2.200.21)

Rights

Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as “Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia.” Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Abraham Lincoln Foundation.

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Trent, Filmer & Co.. "In Memoriam Booklet". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1009

Creator

Trent, Filmer & Co.

Material

Ink and Paper

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Pennsylvania Rail Road - Schedule for Funeral Train From Harrisburg to Philadelphia

Description

"Schedule for Special Train, With the Remains of President Lincoln" lists the scheduled stops of the funeral train that carried the President's body from Harrisburg to Philadelphia on April 22, 1865.

Source

The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia (Object ID: XI.2.005)

Rights

Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as “Courtesy of The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia.” Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Abraham Lincoln Foundation.

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Pennsylvania Rail Road. "Pennsylvania Rail Road - Schedule for Funeral Train From Harrisburg to Philadelphia". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1008

Creator

Pennsylvania Rail Road

Date

April 22, 1865

Material

ink on paper