A shadowbox frame featuring a relic from an elm tree planted in Springfield, Illinois by President Abraham Lincoln and additional ephemera. Items include: 

1. Piece of elm bark.

2. Manuscript note. On J.M. Postle, M.D. De Kalb, Illinois notecard. Reads: "Elm bark from the tree, planted by Lincoln's hands. Secured at the time Mrs. Edwards, gave us it." 

3. Newspaper clipping titled "Lincoln Tree Felled: Last Survivor of Those planted by President Blown Down." 

4. Last Lincoln Tree Down: Relic Hunters Pounced upon the [Pros]trate Elm. 

5. Newspaper Clipping. Further reporting on the Lincoln trees. 

Note: This lot cannot be packaged and shipped in-house. Successful bidders winning items marked as being packaged and shipped by a third-party service are responsible for paying the third party directly. We are happy to offer complimentary drop-off service to local third-party packing/shipping companies in Columbus, Ohio.

[Abraham Lincoln, Politics, Mary Todd Lincoln, 1860 Election, Election of 1860, 1864 Election, Election of 1864,  Lincoln Assassination, John Wilkes Booth]