Sep 28, 2023 - Sale 2646

Sale 2646 - Lot 193

Unsold
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
(ABRAHAM LINCOLN.) Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati R.R. Special Time Schedule for the Train Conveying the Remains of Abraham Lincoln. Illustrated handbill, 10 3/4 x 6 inches, signed in type by E.S. Flint as superintendent; 3 horizontal folds, tack holes at corners, minor wear. Cleveland, OH: Sanford & Hayward, 29 April 1865

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A schedule for the Cleveland to Columbus leg of the Lincoln funeral train as it proceeded from Washington to Lincoln's final resting place in Springfield, IL. 22 small towns are listed en route for those wanting a glimpse of the late president's passing train, all between midnight and 7:30 a.m. "This Train will have exclusive right to the Road against all other Trains. A Pilot Locomotive will be run ten minutes in advance of the above Schedule time." Features an illustration of Liberty weeping over Lincoln's coffin, engraved by Tibbitts.