Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Bronze medal by Anthony Paquet and two documents

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Life portrait of Lincoln by Paquet, copy of the medal donated to the Northeast Sanitary Fair of 1864. The medal was hung in White House during Lincoln administration, and later presented to Col. William H. Crook, Lincoln's bodyguard. With 2 collateral documents.

GLC#
GLC07622
Type
Header Record
Date
1864 ca.
Author/Creator
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title
Bronze medal by Anthony Paquet and two documents
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
3 items Height: 21.5 cm, Width: 21.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
President
Charity and Philanthropy
Civil War
Military History
US Sanitary Commission
Medal

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Collection Item
Object

Bronze medal by Anthony Paquet

1864 ca.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Life portrait of Lincoln by Paquet, copy of the medal donated to the Northeast Sanitary Fair of 1864. The medal was hung in White House during Lincoln administration, and later presented to Col. William H. Crook, Lincoln's bodyguard.

GLC07622.01
Collection Item
Autograph document signed

[Provenance of medal]

1897

Collins, B.H., fl 1897

One document by B.H. Collins dated 1897. It acts as a piece of provenance and a receipt of purchase of the medal in GLC07622.01. It notes that Collins purchased the medal from Col. W.H. Crook for one hundred dollars. It also notes that Crook worked...

GLC07622.02
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

To Mrs. William Whiting

February 19, 1897

Collins, B.H., fl 1897

One letter by B.H. Collins to Mrs. William Whiting dated February 19, 1897. A acknowledgement of payment sent for the bronze Lincoln medal. Also offers some other things that Collins has available for purchase along with prices.

GLC07622.03