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From Our Special War Correspondent
- Creator:
- Harper's Weekly
- Location:
- New York, New York
- Origin Date:
- 1865
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 15 3/4 in x 10 3/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0126
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Magazines & Newspapers
Description
This is page 240 from Harper's Weekly newspaper, dated April 15, 1865, that features several classified advertisements for products and services. A large cartoon of President Abraham Lincoln fills the top left corner. Lincoln sits with a large U.S. percussion drum on his lap, using it as a surface to write a letter. Text along the bottom reads, "From our Special War Correspondent. 'City Point, VA., April -, 8:30 A.M. All seems well with us' - A. Lincoln." Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
