Lincoln's assassination artifacts, including gloves and a "wanted" poster, fetched high bids at an auction to repay a loan by ...

By Neil Vigdor A pair of leather gloves worn by President Abraham Lincoln to Ford’s Theater on the night of his assassination fetched $1.5 million at auction this week, part of a trove of relics ...

The items, which were intended to be part of a permanent collection at the Lincoln Presidential Foundation in Illinois, were sold to help reduce the foundation’s debt.

Treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln were on the ... The bloodstained leather gloves that were in Lincoln’s pocket the night he was assassinated were among the 144 ...

The gloves were among the treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln that were sold on Wednesday. One of two handkerchiefs Lincoln had with him on April 14, 1865, the night he ...

These yellowing relics offer a glimpse into the legendary life of President Abraham Lincoln ... $1.2 million for the stained leather gloves carried by Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre on the night ...

The blood-stained leather gloves that were in Lincoln’s pocket ... auction house’s administrative costs. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln, which was signed by him and taken by Alexander Hesler ...

The gloves were the top-selling items ... a 1,540-item assemblage in 2007 from Louise Taper for the fledgling Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, which opened in 2005 in the city ...

A Chicago auction featured 144 items linked to President Lincoln, including blood-stained gloves from the night of his assassination. Treasured artifacts linked to President Abraham Lincoln ...