DeWolfe, George G. B. (1835-1873)

MURDER! President Lincoln Assassinated

[Nashua]: (S.n.), 1865. Broadside. 9 5/8" x 11 1/2" Fine.

Poem on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln composed by George G. B. DeWolfe--the Wandering Poet of Nashua, New Hampshire. Boldly printed title "MURDER!" as if a newspaper headline, with the subtitle and 20 line poem in 5 stanzas printed beneath. Dated April 19 (date of Lincoln's funeral in Washington), "Anno Domini 1865". OCLC locates but two examples.

Item #11570

Price: $500