President Abraham Lincoln’s personal items auctioned one rare item that caught the attention of many.
The gloves in Lincoln’s pocket the night he was shot, the night he was shot, were painted on the night he was shot, according to the Associated Press.
The bloody gloves were made of leather and went for $1.52 million, including the buyer’s premium fee.
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Of the 144 items for auction by Freeman/Hindman in Chicago, 136 were sold.
The auction was held to fund payments for 20 years of loans stolen by the Lincoln Presidential Foundation.
The gloves in Lincoln’s pockets at the Ford theatre the night he was shot, attracted the biggest bid at auction. (Patnabon/Chicago Sun Times via AP Newsroom)
Another item discovered on the night of his assassination in Lincoln’s possession was a handkerchief sold for $826,000.
Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on the night of April 14, 1865. Attending the play, “Our American cousin.”
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Also, at auctions, Three suspects With assassination, including Wilkes booth.
The page shows the earliest known examples of Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting. (via Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times AP)
The item was sold for $762,500.
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A notebook featuring Lincoln’s handwriting from 1824 was $521,200.
The auction raised $7.9 million from the sale of Lincoln items. (istock; pat nabong/Chicago Sun-times via ap)
According to the Associated Press, it is reportedly the earliest known sample of his handwriting.
Artifact left the foundation’s 1,540 items set that was purchased from Louise Taper for Abraham Lincoln in 2007 Presidential Library Museum, AP reported.
Another view of Lincoln and bloody gloves from the night when he was filmed at the Ford Theatre in Washington, DC. (istock; pat nabong/Chicago Sun-times via ap)
In total, the auction raised $7.9 million, including a 28% buyer premium for each sale.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
