This is a list of artifacts and relics related to the life, 1865 death, and legacy of United States PresidentAbraham Lincoln, his presidency, and his family.
The bed that Lincoln occupied in the Petersen House and other items from the bedroom were bought by Chicago collectorCharles F. Gunther and are now owned by and on display at theChicago History Museum.[1][2]
TheArmy Medical Museum, now named the National Museum of Health and Medicine, has retained in its collection several artifacts relating to the assassination. Currently on display are the bullet that struck Lincoln,[4] the probe used by Barnes, pieces of Lincoln's skull and hair, and the surgeon's cuff stained with Lincoln's blood.
Found in Lincoln's pockets after his death were two pairs of eyeglasses, an eyeglass case, a lens polisher, a pocketknife, a watch fob, amonogrammed sleeve button, a monogrammed linen handkerchief, and a brown leather wallet containing a pencil, aConfederate five-dollarbill, and eight recent newspaper clippings with favorable remarks about Lincoln and his policies, includingBritish MPJohn Bright's testimonial for Lincoln's re-election.[6] TheConfederate currency was probably acquired as a souvenir when Lincoln visited Richmond and Petersburg earlier that month. These items were kept in the Lincoln family for many years and are now stored in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division in theLibrary of Congress.[7]
The day before his assassination, Lincoln wrote a personal check for $800 to "self", reportedly to cover some debts incurred by his wife. That check, and several other historical checks, were put on display byHuntington Bank at a branch inCleveland in 2012, after a Huntington employee discovered the checks in 2011 while looking through old documents from a bank Huntington had acquired in 1983. Although checks from several other historical figures were also on display, the check written by Lincoln two days before his death received the most attention.[8]
^Swanson, James L. (2011).Bloody times : the funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the manhunt for Jefferson Davis (1st ed.). New York: Collins.ISBN9780061560897.OCLC641531870.