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Back to the topBy Lincoln's own Hand: 23 lines from his final State of the Union
A handwritten page from President Abraham Lincoln's December 1864 State of the Union message, an important document that was literally rescued from the trash 145 years ago, is being sold by a Midwestern historical society. Written four months before his assassination, the page with 23 lines written in Lincoln's own longhand script will be offered to the public through as part of our auction of Historical Manuscripts, June 16 and 17.
In December 1864, just after he had won a closely contested second term in office and with the nation in the final throes of its bitter, bloody Civil War, Lincoln released his annual assessment of America's health, and addressed the ongoing conflict.
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