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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

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May 1865

unknown, fl. 1865

Photograph

Title: [Lincoln funeral caisson in New York]

One photograph of Abraham Lincoln's funeral caisson dated May 1865. Shows the funeral caisson stopped in front of the Clinton Market on a cobblestoned street.

GLC05111.01.0007

circa 1865

unknown, fl. 1865

Print

Title: [Portrait of U.S. Grant]

One print of Ulysses S. Grant holding a top hat.

GLC08878.1140

circa 1867

unknown, fl. 1865

Print

Title: [Portrait of U.S. Grant]

One print of Ulysses S. Grant in a tuxedo.

GLC08878.1141

24 March 1865

unknown, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Margaret Harris

One letter addressed to Margaret Harris dated Collinsburg, Louisiana, March 24, 1865. Last page is missing.

GLC03135.10.215

circa 1865

unknown, fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: [Prayer from 1865]

One letter containing a prayer. Mention of women, men, animals, and God.

GLC04559.053

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