The rare document could fetch $8 million.

A pair of blood-stained gloves that Abraham Lincoln had when he was assassinated at Freeman’s-Hindman Auction House in West Loop, Chicago, May 15, 2025 (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP ...

Items that President Abraham Lincoln had the night he was assassinated – including white leather gloves with splatters of blood on them – are up for auction, drawing ire from the collection ...

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in Kentucky. He would go on to rank among the best presidents in U.S. history , and he still makes news headlines when referenced by today's politicians.

CHICAGO (WGN) – A trove of historic artifacts and memorabilia associated with President Abraham Lincoln were auctioned off for nearly $8 million on Wednesday. The items, which were intended to ...

The auction — representing 10 percent of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s collection — includes the gloves Lincoln carried the night of his assassination.

The blood-stained gloves President Abraham Lincoln wore the night of his assassination were auctioned off in Chicago for over $1.5 million in one of many highly unusual public offerings.

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 from his life ...

Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained gloves sold as millions raised at controversial auction - The items were separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display ...