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Lincoln's death Telegram found & up for auction - J. Beckert - 04-11-2019 05:29 PM
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-abraham-lincoln-death-telegram-sale-20190411-story.html
RE: Lincoln's death Telegram found & up for auction - RJNorton - 04-12-2019 03:51 AM
Thanks for posting, Joe.
RE: Lincoln's death Telegram found & up for auction - Rsmyth - 04-12-2019 05:55 AM
Very cool Joe! CNN says it was found in the estate of a civil war general. I then came across this; Stanton gave the note to chief telegrapher Thomas Eckert who gave it to Major General John Dix to dessimimate the news. So maybe it was found in the Dix estate.
RE: Lincoln's death Telegram found & up for auction - GustD45 - 04-12-2019 09:21 AM
I read some of the top portion of the telegraph and it does appear that it was meant for General Dix so you are probably right.
RE: Lincoln's death Telegram found & up for auction - wpbinzel - 04-28-2019 08:48 PM
I do not know Thomas Eckert's handwriting, but I have studied Stanton's and this is not in Stanton's handwriting. The article does say that Stanon "dictated" the telegram to Eckert. Before I spent $500,000 on it, I would want to have it authenticated that is it is Eckert's handwriting. Thanks for posting, Joe!