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Nason, Elias (1811-1887) Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, late president of the United States : delivered before the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, Boston, May 3, 1865 by Elias Nason

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02913.04 Author/Creator: Nason, Elias (1811-1887) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1865 Pagination: 28 p. ; 22 x 14 cm. Order a Copy

Published by William V. Spencer. Inscribed " Conn. Historical Society Hartford Conn." Discusses Lincoln's life and accomplishments.
Includes a poem on page 27 entitled "The Burial of Lincoln."

Nason, Elias, 1811-1887
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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