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ens should fall, a Native of New York —Mrs Lincoln,—Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is going to take up her abode in Racine, \Vis., and her effects were sold in Chicago on Saturday. The handsome parlor set of brocatelle and rosewood, consisting of 14 pieces, w as sold for $1,190. The parlor carpe ts, elegant Brussels, 110 yards, brought $3,75 per yard. The large mirror was sold for $338, and two hand*ornc mantel mirrors for $280 each. The curtains, darnnsk and lace, with elegant cornices, sold for $230 each. The large eta gere brought $575, and two smaller ones $1G0 and $87 respectively. A Lisbon marble top table for $112, aid two small marble-top stands for $37 each. A handsome chamber set of black, walnut sold for $355, and Tad s chamber set for $150.— The dining room furniture brought good prices, the sideboard selling for $275, the extension talde for $08, and the chairs for $7 each. These w-ere of black walnut.The Carlisle Volunteer, quoting the account of the late sale of Mrs. Lincoln's furniture at Chicago remarks:It is a fact on record, that more money was expended to furnish the White House during the fuur years that the “late lamented^ and his family occupied it, than had been expended during the occupancy by Jackson, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, Fillmore and Buchanan combined. And yet when PresidentJ Johnson took possession of it, it had to be refurnished again from top to bottom, as everything had been earned off.ionanyinaibvChihis ed 1 ed had hemeasslt;oftnorreamue!elt;perpeabibchajin |wittriewitwitblebySOJISOIat 1oncan am frie as I am nui
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Tunkhannock North Branch Democrat
Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Jul 10, 1867
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