The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-12
Emancipation Table On Which Lincoln Signed His AII-Im-
 pOTtdnt Document
FORMER U. 5. TREASURER
 REMEMBERS HIS STATE
Public May See Historic Relic In Memorial Hall, Hart
 ford, Tomorrow

the state or COnnecC1cuC IAe IaDle which authentic records indicate to be that upon which Abraham Lincoln signed the proclamation of emancipa- ton. The gift of MT. Morgeu was made through State Librarian George S. Goddard.
 In accordance with the wish of the donor, the table was not placed on ex- 1 hibition until today. MT. Morgan's generosity to the State did not stop at the table. He presented a number of other interesting historical effects which are housed in the new State Library and Supreme Court building at Hartford. MT. Morgan was Unit ed States Treasurer under President Grover Cleve and.
 Here are the certificates bearing out the authenticity of the claim that emancfpator placed the document to free the slaves as he affixed his sig nature thereon:
 I, Louis Burgdorf. of the City of Eighth Street, N. W, do most solemn ly affirm and say: that I was born in Brunswick, Germany, February 18th, 1923; that I was employed as a mes senger in the White House while James Knox Polk was President, from 1S4S to 1s49; that I remained in that capacity during the administrations of Presidents Zachary Taylor, 1S49 and 1850; Willard Fillmore, 1850 to 1858; Franklin Pierce, 1853 to 1857; James Buchanan, 1857 to 1861; and with Abra- ham Lincoln, from 1881 until nearly the time that he was asSassinated by John Wilkes Booth at F'ord's Theatre on April 14th, 1865. do further affirm that I was given a position in the arranged more than a year before through the kindness of President Lin- coin, April 25th, 1866, and began my duties there on May 1st, 1866; that I h-xy Hes.T 1vNl1 "a lnF1f since that time and am now clerk in the cash room of the U. s. Treas urer's office. I do further affirm that was present in the Executive Man sion, in the Presidents office, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation dated Jan uary first, eighteen hundred and siz& ty-three; that held the document on his table when he signed it; that he gave me the pen then with which he signed it and about a week afterward he gave me the table on which he signed it, I furnishing one to take the place of it and Doctor B ake consent ing to the exchange, as MT. Lincoln was willing I should have it. The Presidents Polk. Taylor. Fillmore Pierce and Buchanan, to my certain knowledge Since President Lincoln gave me the table have had 1t in my possession in my present residence, so that the authenticity and correct ness of all my statements pertaining to the historical Emancipation table must forever go unquestioned, for nothing can be more absolutely sure. was obliged to lessen the size of it somewhat in order to use it in my small house. This table do this day relinquish all my right and title to, and interest in, (except of my affec- ton for the gift, owing to my asso- citations with 1t and my reverence for N. Morgan, now U. S. Treasurer, in consideration of his giving me in ex- change another table equally service able, which he has insisted upon do- ing before he would accept it. I feel confident that he will fully appreciate it and carefully preserve it as sacred souvenir of a nations martyred hero, who was one of the worlds best phil anthropists.
 To al of the above I take pleasure in attesting on this. the twenty-sav- enth day of June, A. D., 1894, at 1927 Eighth street, N. w.. Washington,
 LOUIS BURGDoRF, 0 s3 In the presence of
 M A. Tucker, QL. S.)
 Mrs. NJ. L. Burgdorf,
 AImon F. Tucker.
 Daniel Nash Morgan.
 Treasury Department,
 Office of the Treasurer,
 Washington, D. C., June 2S, 1894. In your reply please quote
 above initials.
 To Whom It May Concern:-
 We, the undersigned, holding posi- tions in the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C., office of the Treas urer of the United States, having known MT. Louis Burgdorf of 1927 Eiehth street, N. w., some of us since 1866 or during his and our employ ment by the government, and all of the statement MT. Burgdorf made and signed June 27th, 1894, relative to his knowledge, possession, and transfer ring of the Emancipation table, SO ea5 hwy and upon which Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipa tion P-oclamatiot, January 1st, 1863, hereby take pleasure in testifying, from our personal and iong-standing knowledge, to the honor. uprightness, and truthfulness of the character of MT. Louis Burgdorf as a man and one who has been faithfu. Tn every trust, and we assert our belief that any statement he has made or may make is entitled to absolute cred ence.
 J. F. Moline, Asst. Treas. U. s.
 E. R. True, Cashier U. s. Treasury.
 G. c. Bantz, Asst. Cashier, U. S. Treasury.
 Alfred R. Ouaiffe, Vault Clerk
 W. Howard Gibson, Pay Teller.
 Ferd. Weber, Chief of Division.
 James A. Sample, Chief Div. of Is sues.
 Thos. E. Rogers, Supt. M. B. L. A.
 D. w. Harrington, Chief Division of Accounts.
 The Hartford Courant says:
 It is very fitting that such a gift should be presented to this State and especially that it should be housed for al time in Hartford, the home of liar riet Beecher Stowe, the author of 'fJJncIe Toms Cabin, which had much to do with the freeing of the slave Governor Simeon E. Baldwin and State Librarian George S. Goddard will formally acknowledge the gift in be- half of the State immediately. The table will be placed in the west vault of Memorial Hall, opposite the vault occupied by the Joseph Mitchelson col lection Of coins and medals, which will soon be p aced on exhibition.
 Among the other articles given by MT. Morgan to the State, were sets of the United States currency, in uncut -haatS hearing earlier r11Ir1E CTS.