Document Penned And Signed By Abraham Lincoln Sells For Over $2.2 Million
- 9 years ago
A document containing the final passage of Lincoln's second inaugural address in Lincoln's own hand sold at auction in New York for over $2.2 million.
An old letter begins: "With malice toward none; with charity for all"—a phrase among the final lines of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address—written in Lincoln's own hand.
That document was sold at an auction in New York City for over $2.2 million on Wednesday, November 4th.
Sandra Palomino, Director of Rare Manuscripts at Heritage Auctions, said
An old letter begins: "With malice toward none; with charity for all"—a phrase among the final lines of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address—written in Lincoln's own hand.
That document was sold at an auction in New York City for over $2.2 million on Wednesday, November 4th.
Sandra Palomino, Director of Rare Manuscripts at Heritage Auctions, said