Freeman's | Hindman: Lincoln’s Legacy: Historic Americana from the Life of Abraham Lincoln, 6441, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
May 21, 2025 - May 21, 2025
Page Size: 144 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Paul Manship (1885-1966)

Abraham Lincoln, the Hoosier Youth

ca. 1930s USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,240.00
2 LINCOLN, Abraham

Lincoln's Autograph Sum Book Leaf, signed twice, Pigeon Creek, Spencer County, Indiana, ca. 1824

ca. 1824 USD 300,000.00 - 400,000.00 USD 521,200.00
3 LINCOLN, Sarah Bush

Autograph receipt signed ("X") by Lincoln's stepmother to John Hall, 18 June 1857.

1857 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 6,400.00
4 LINCOLN, Abraham

Autograph Document by Lincoln, then Captain in the Illinois State Militia, 30 April 1832.

1832 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 Not Sold
5 [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) and William F. BERRY (1811-1835)]. MATHENY, Charles R.

Partially printed document, signed ("C.R. Matheny"). Lincoln's property is seized. 7 May 1834.

1834 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 38,400.00
6 LINCOLN, Abraham

Lincoln's "National Debt", One of his Earliest Extant Documents, 19 October 1833.

1833 USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 51,200.00
7 LINCOLN, Abraham

Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") as Postmaster, to Blair and Rives, 3 November 1835.

1835 USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD 95,750.00
8 LINCOLN, Abraham

The Adams Handbill, The Only Known Surviving Copy Of Lincoln's First Printed Work, 5 August 1837.

1837 USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD 178,300.00
9 LINCOLN, Abraham

Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") to John Bennett. Springfield, Illinois, 5 August 1837.

1837 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 25,600.00
10 LINCOLN, Abraham

"Stuart & Lincoln, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law" Advertisement, Sangamo Journal, 4 November 1837.

1837 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,120.00
11 LINCOLN, Abraham

Lincoln's wallet-style leather bill-book,

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 17,920.00
12 LINCOLN, Abraham

Autograph copy of a legal document entirely in the hand of Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, 9 July 1838.

1838 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 10,880.00
13 LINCOLN, Abraham

First Imprint to Mention Abraham Lincoln as Author, 1839.

1839 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,880.00
14 LINCOLN, Abraham

"Stuart & Lincoln" signed document, Springfield, 30 March 1839.

1839 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,080.00
15 LINCOLN, Abraham

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas Signed Document, 17 August 1839.

1839 USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 Not Sold
16 LINCOLN, Abraham

Speech of Mr. Lincoln, at a Political Discussion, in the Hall of the House of Representatives, December, 1839.

1839 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 6,080.00
17 LINCOLN, Abraham

Reports from the Joint Select Committee to Enquire into the Condition of the State Bank of Illinois... January 21, 1840.

1840 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,432.00
18 LINCOLN, Abraham

Autograph letter, signed ("A. Lincoln"), to John Bennett. Springfield, Illinois, 7 March 1843.

1843 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 35,200.00
19 WILLIAM H. HERNDON

Book from the Lincoln-Herndon Law Office, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois...

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 20,480.00
20

Book from the Herndon Law Office. The Revised Code of Laws, of Illinois.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 6,080.00
21 LINCOLN, Abraham

The "Bass-Ackwards" Manuscript, Lincoln's Frontier Ribaldry

USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD 178,300.00
22 LINCOLN, Abraham

Lincoln Provides Legal Services to His Close Friend and Best Man, 3 October 1845.

1845 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,360.00
23 LINCOLN, Abraham

Proceedings of the Harbor and River Convention, Held at Chicago, July Fifth, 1847...

1847 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 4,480.00
24 LINCOLN, Abraham

Speech of Mr. Lincoln, of Illinois, on the Reference of the President's Message, in the House of Representatives... January 14, 1848.

1848 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 12,160.00
25 LINCOLN, Abraham

Thirtieth Congress--- Mr. Lincoln, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads, reported the following bill... 9 March 1848.

1848 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,304.00
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