Series 4: Lincoln Monument Fund, 1865-1868, inclusive

This series contains materials from the fund established by the War Fund Committee to raise money for a statue in honor of Abraham Lincoln following his assassination in 1865. The correspondence largely relates to individual donations. Additional material regarding donations is contained in the documentation of one dollar subscriptions solicited from individuals at their places of employment. These records were used to compile an alphabetical index of contributors, contained in a bound ledger also found in the series. The contract with H. K. Brown, sculptor of the Lincoln statue, is in the series and includes signed statements noting dates and amounts of payment received.