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Acrostic Poem in Honor of Abraham Lincoln by Isaac Goldstein, c. 1863Acrostic Poem in Honor of Abraham Lincoln by Isaac Goldstein, c. 1863

One-page acrostic poem in Hebrew, written by Isaac Goldstein, honoring Abraham Lincoln. The poem is an acrostic where each line begins with a letter of Lincoln's name. The manuscript, measuring 4 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, is undated but is circa 1863 based on contextual information. It was later published in the Jewish Messenger on May 25, 1865. The poem was part of the Rail Splitter Auction, Sale 11, September 2006, lot 939.