Letter to a friend from Harvard law student regarding his attendance at Boston political festivals where he heard Abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass, and at a women's rights convention. He also discusses politics in the 1860…

William H. Herndon, law partner of Abraham Lincoln from 1848 until Lincoln's death. Photo of Herndon and note to clerk concerning Ambrose Barrett, Feb. 13, 1861.

Embossed text with stars, "Slavery Sectional, Freedom National, Union & Liberty; Onward to Victory." Embossed on verso "Hon. Abraham Lincoln of Ill. for President; Hon. Hannibal Hamlin of ME. for V. Pres." Design on yellow envelope. Lyon.

Design shows Elmer Ephriam Ellsworth in uniform. Ellsworth was a friend of Abraham Lincoln and remembered as the first Union casualty of the American Civil War. Design in red, blue, green, and brown on white envelope.

Receipt from William Florville (Billy the Barber), for money received from the estate of E.S. Rohly for services rendered. Florville was Abraham Lincoln's African American barber in Springfield, Ill.

Reminsciences about Abraham Lincoln written by a man who grew up on a farm near the Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. In his letter to Mr. Lucas, he recounts his boyhood impressions of Lincoln, of his attendance at the 1860 Republican National…

Biographical sketch of an Illinois family acquainted with Abraham Lincoln in Illinois from 1831.

Letter by Mark Howard, insurance company president and Lincoln political appointee, describing his meeting in Chicago with Abraham Lincoln and other prominent Republicans shortly after Lincoln's election in 1860.

Design shows portrait of Lincoln, "Honest Abe Lincoln and his Flat Boat," and split rail fence around top and left in black on yellow envelope. Addressed, stamped and canceled envelope.

Design shows Lincoln portrait with crossed flags below and "They can afford to do a wrong, I cannot." Design in black, red, and blue on white envelope. J. M. Whittemore & Co., Publishers, Boston.

Design shows Lincoln portrait in round frame with eagle, flags and shield with "President, Abraham Lincoln. Vice President, Hannibal Hamlin. Second design of Lincoln at his log cabin splitting fence rails with "constitution and the Union--Harmony and…

Design shows portrait of Lincoln and flags, with "The People's Candidate for President Abraham Lincoln" in black on white envelope.