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Proceedings of a called meeting of ministers of all religious denominations in the District of Columbia, in the First Baptist Church on Thirteenth Street, Monday, April 17

Item

Title

Proceedings of a called meeting of ministers of all religious denominations in the District of Columbia, in the First Baptist Church on Thirteenth Street, Monday, April 17

Description

Minutes of a meeting of ministers of various denominations in Washington, D.C. to organize a response to the assassination and burial of President Lincoln. Includes remarks by Rev. Gurley, who was a close friend of the Lincolns during his time as Chaplain of the United States Senate. He preached the funeral sermon at the White House on April 19.

Creator

Gurley, Phineas Densmore See all items with this value

Date

April 17, 1865

Temporal Coverage

1860s See all items with this value

Subject

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination See all items with this value

Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868 See all items with this value

Publisher

McGill & Witherow

Extent

9" h x 5 5/8" w

Access Rights

public domain

Rights

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Identifier

OUSC.SPR.0023

Item sets

William Springer Collection