The above gentlemen visited President Lincoln during his last hours, and
are represented in the painting.
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It is admirable as a picture, and of great value for the fidelity of the
portraits.
A. A. HUMPHREYS, _Major-General_.
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DEAR SIR:--Permit me to thank you for the enjoyment of the luxury of
grief afforded me in the viewing of the great picture commemorating "The
Last Hours of Lincoln." It is deserving of great praise. If it has a
fault, it is its high coloring. As I have personally known nearly all
the forty odd persons who appear in it, I can speak with confidence of
the truthfulness of the likenesses.
F. E. SPINNER, _Treasurer United States_.
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The majority of the portraits could hardly be improved.
O. O. HOWARD, _Major-General_.
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I know personally a large majority of the persons represented, and take
pleasure in bearing my testimony to the singular fidelity of their
portraits.
IRA HARRIS, _United States Senator_.