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NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1865

• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination
• Loads of testimony (questions/answers)

Among the front page column heads are: "THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Testimony Taken in Secret Session Last Week" "Revelations Concerning the Origin of the Murder Plot" "It was Decided Upon Just After the Rebel Defeat at Gettysburg" "Booth's Visit to Canada & Intercourse with Sanders" "How Booth Urged S.K. Chester to Join Him in the Crime" "The

NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln Murder - Trial of the conspirators
• re. Jefferson Davis capture - Woman's clothes dispute

The entire front page and over half of the back page are taken up with very detailed and verbatim accounts of those called to give testimony in the trial of the Lincoln assassins.
The front page first column heads include: "TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Full Report of the Proceedings on Thursday" "Testimony to the Cruel Treatment of Our Prisoners in Richmond" "Major

NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• Loads of testimony in court

Among the front page first column heads are: "THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Full Report of the Proceedings & Evidence of Thurs." "A Plan for Destroying; Northern Ships & Towns Sent to Jeff. Davis"  & more.
This trial coverage carries over to the back page.
Eight pages, evenly toned throughout, slightly irregular at the blank spine from disbinding, good condition.

Background:

NEW YORK TIMES, May 18, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln Murder
• Trial of the Assassins
• Hunt for John Wilkes Booth

Over half of the front page is taken up with reports headed: "THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Testimony Concerning Dr. Mudd's Operations" "Evidence that Herold Boasted that Booth Killed the President" "The Pursuit & Capture of Booth & Herold" "Col. Conger and Sergt. Corbett Examined" "Sergt. Corbett Proposed to Capture Booth Alive". Very lengthy text.
Eight pages, minor binding slits at the blank

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 19, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the conspirators - assassins

Page 2 begins with a nice editorial: "The Death of President Lincoln in the English Parliament".
Other notable reports within: "The Trial of the Conspirators" "Important; Evidence" "Davis Implicated" "President's Proclamation" regarding amnesty to those in the South; "Union Meeting in Raleigh" "Trial of the Conspirators" "Forest Killed" "Jeff. Davis' Route" and more
Four pages,

NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1865

• Last of the Confederate forces surrender
• Formal end of the American Civil War
• re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the conspirators - assassins

Among the front page column heads are: "PEACE AT LAST" "Surrender of Gen. Kirby Smith's entire force" "Final Official Act of Insurgent Authority" "The Great Rebellion Has Passed Away" "Their Land and Naval Forces Declared Disbanded" "The Stars & Stripes Again Dominant Over All the County" "All Military Prisoners During

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 31, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the assassins - traitors

All of page 1 and most of page 2 are taken up with: "THE CONSPIRACY" "Trial Of The Accused" "Saturday's Proceedings Continued" with a great wealth of verbatim testimony.
Page 3 has various end-of-war reports.
Great to have this content in a newspaper from the nation's capital.
Four pages, large folio size, minor tears at the margins. Folder size noted is for the issue

NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1865

• Andrew Johnson - amnesty proclamation
• Abraham Lincoln's assassination
• Trial of the conspirators - assassins

The front page features two notable Proclamations by President Johnson. The first grants amnesty to all persons who have directly or indirectly taken part in the rebellion, with the restoration of all rights of property except as to slaves, and except in cases where legal proceedings have been instituted for the confiscation of property.
The second is for

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 17, 1865

• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination

Page 2 has column heads: "THE CONSPIRACY" "Trial Of The Accused" "Proceedings on Friday, June 16" with much verbatim testimony.
Page 3 has some reports on the closing events of the Civil War including: "From Chattanooga" "Cotton Coming North" "Real Estate Selling at Low Rates" "From New Orleans" "Kirby Smith Gone to Mexico" "Brownsville Occupied by Our Troops"

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 14, 1865

• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination

The top of the front page has: "THE CONSPIRACY" "TRIAL OF THE ACCUSED" "Proceedings Of Monday, June 12". Three columns are taken up with verbatim questions and answers.
This very detailed & lengthy coverage continues to take almost all of page 2 as well.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, large folio size, minor wear at the margins, generally in good condition.

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 5, 1865

• re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the assassins - conspirators

Among the front page column heads on the trial of the Lincoln conspirators: "THE REBEL LEADERS" "Their Complicity in the Assassination" "Very Important Suppressed Testimony" "The Murder of Our Principal Men Arranged in Canada" "The Murderers to Receive Commissions from Richmond" 'Booth Specially Authorized" "A Scheme to Cut the Croton Dam" "Another to Poison our Reservoirs" "Astounding

CONCORD DAILY MONITOR, New Hampshire, May 17, 1865

• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination

Page 2 begins with a nice editorial: "The Conspiracy Trial" which was just beginning in Washington.
Page 3 also has a full column headed: "The Assassination Trial" "Condensed Summary of the Evidence" "The Testimony Against Spangler, O'Laughlin and Mudd" "The Secret Evidence Made Public". Also: "Conspirators Respited" "Gov. Vance Arrested" "The Pirate Stonewall" and more.

NEW YORK HERALD, May 17, 1865  The front page is entirely taken up with reports on the trial of those who conspired to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
Some of the column heads include: "THE TRIAL" "Sanders Shown to Have Been Intimate with Booth" "Complicity of Spangler, the Stage Carpenter, in Booth's Scheme" "He is Overheard Promising to Assist Booth All He Could on the Night of the Assassination" "Further Evidence Implicating Dr. Mudd" and much more.
The considerable testimony continues

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 26, 1865

• Trial of the conspirators - assassins
• re. Abraham Lincoln's assassination

Part of page 1 and over half of page 2 are taken up with: "THE CONSPIRACY" "Trial Of The Accused" "The Proceedings On Yesterday" with a great wealth of verbatim testimony.
Also within: "Davis Reported To Be In Irons" "Davis's and Clay's Families Sent South" "Address of General Forrest - His Advice To His Soldiers" "Surrender of Guerrilla Chiefs Refused"

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 23, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Trial of the assassins - traitors

Taking half of page 3 is: "THE CONSPIRACY" "Trial of the Accused" "The Proceedings of Yesterday" with a wealth of verbatim reporting.
The front page includes: "From the Southwest' "Report Murder of Kirby Smith" "From Georgia" "100,000 Bales of Cotton Captured" "The Negro Troops Attempt to Avenge the Fort Pillow Massacre" & more.
Great to have this content in a newspaper

NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination - murder
• Pursuit of the conspirators - assassins

Among the front page first column heads are: "THE ASSASSINS" "Mr. Lincoln's Murder Planned by Leading Traitors" "Most of these Traitors Are Harbored in Canada" "Jefferson Davis is the Head of the Assassins" "One Hundred Thousand Dollars Reward for Davis" plus a front page "Proclamation" signed by President Andrew Johnson offering various rewards for those implicated in Lincoln's murder.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., May 30, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln - trial of the conspirators
• Rebels pardoned by Andrew Johnson

The front page features two notable Proclamations by President Johnson. The first grants amnesty to all persons who have directly or indirectly taken part in the rebellion, with the restoration of all rights of property except as to slaves, and except in cases where legal proceedings have been instituted for the confiscation of property.
The second is for

THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 15, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)
• Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth

This issue would rank among the most famous of all Lincoln assassination newspapers, as almost all issues found on the market today are one of the many reprint editions that have turned up for decades.
This is the genuine issue. And better yet it is the "3:00 a.m. Special Edition" as identified by the Library of Congress:
3:00 a.m. Special edition. 8 pages. The first, second, and

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 20, 1865  The front page has an article: "The Assassination" and another "President Lincoln's Funeral" and also includes illustrations of: "Ruins of Garrett's Barn...Where Booth Was Shot: and "Garrett's House, Where Booth Died" and: "Harold's House, Near the Washington Navy-Yard".
Inside has a full page print: "President Lincoln's Funeral--Reception Of the Remains at Chicago, Illinois", and two half page prints: "President Lincoln's Funeral--Building Erected for

WASHINGTON WEEKLY CHRONICLE, D.C., April 22, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)
• Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth
• From our nation's capital

Truly a terrific issue, for being a weekly newspaper this was the first report of this event in this title, and better yet it is from the city where the assassination happened. A notable--and very uncommon--graphic on the front page is the black-bordered cameo print of Abraham Lincoln, with all columns on all 8 pages black-bordered in memory of

DAILY EVENING TRAVELLER, Boston, April 21, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Civil War ending events

From just 6 days after the death of Lincoln, there is much content relating to the event, the funeral, and follow-up investigations, as well as the closing moments of the Civil War.
Photos show much content, however a few column heads include: "Eulogy Before the Citizens of Lowell by Hon. Geo. S Boutwell" on the life of Abraham Lincoln; "From California - Great Excitement on Account of the Death

NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1865  The front page is entirely taken up with the historic trial of those implicated in the assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln.
First column heads include: "THE TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "Proceedings Before the Commission on Friday" "Further Testimony About the Escape from the Theatre" "Major Seward Identifies Payne as the Assassin" "Other Witnesses Make the Identification Certain" and more. The testimony carries over to take over half of the back page as

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 1, 1865  The front page has 2 prints concerning the dedication of the Bull Run monuments, captioned: "Monument Erected on the Field of the First Battle of Bull Run" and: "Consecration of the Bull Run Monuments--Reading the Service". There is front page text on the dedication as well.
Inside has a full page of: "Sherman And His Generals" and another of: "The Military Commission Engaged in the Trial of the Conspirators at Washington". Other prints include: "Camp

CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, April 20, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination (historic 1st report)
• From the origin of the American Civil War (rare)

Keep in mind that Charleston fell to Union forces on February 18 and after that date was in Union control. So this is the volume 1, number 47 issue in the "new series" as noted.
Availability of paper must still have been a concern, for as can be seen in the photos the dimensions of the paper are larger than the print area, resulting in a very

THE EVENING BULLETIN, Providence, Rhode Island, Nov. 20, 1863

• Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"
• Historic American Civil War speech
• Edward Everett's "keynote" on battlefield

At the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg Edward Everett was the featured speaker, and all of pages 4, 5 & a portion of page 6 are taken up with his very lengthy speech.
Lincoln's talk was not the focus of the ceremony, but history would prove his speech would be perhaps the most famous by any President of the

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Nov. 28, 1863

• President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech
• Gettysburg Address at battlefield cemetery

Page 3 contains a report headed: "The Gettysburg Ceremonies" "Description of the Battle-Field and Consecration Exercises" as well as one of the most memorable speeches ever given by a President.
The article takes nearly two columns and contains much reporting on the ceremonies in Gettysburg, less than 5 months after the pivotal battle fought there. Included also is the

HARTFORD WEEKLY TIMES, Connecticut, Nov. 10, 1860

• President Abraham Lincoln
• First presidential election win
• Civil War on the horizon

The top of page 2 has a column headed: "The Presidential Contest" "Election Of Lincoln and Hamlin" "The North for Lincoln - The South Mostly For Breckinridge" "Lincoln Comes In With A Congress Against Him!"
A wealth of reporting here with some interesting editorial comments. Other related articles include: "Trouble!" which is brief: "Northern U.S. Senators have

NEW YORK TIMES, May 12, 1865

• Dick Taylor surrenders
• Civil War ending events
• Abe Lincoln Murder trial

The front page has reports on the closing moments of the Civil War, including: "TAYLOR'S SURRENDER" "Gen. Canby's Official Announcement of the Fact" "The Surrender Made on the 4th of May" "Terms the Same as Those  Granted to Gen. Lee" "No Rebel Forces Now in Arms East of the Mississippi" and more.
Also on the front page: "The Assassination" "The Conspirators" "Proclamation by the President--Rebel

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 17, 1860  The full front page shows: 'Gen. Guiseppe Garibaldi" who was considered the George Washington of Italy, the person most responsible for uniting the country. There is also a page two article on him.
Other prints include a nice full pg. of: "Fort Moultrie (Sullivan's Island), Charleston, South Carolina in the Distance", a fullpg: "The American Turf--Portraits of Favorite Horses"; a fullpg: "Suffolk and Essex Pigs" and a fullpg. comic print captioned:

NEW YORK HERALD, July 13, 1865  The front page has: "Mississippi" "Proclamation of Governor Sharkey" in which he permits: "...the loyal people of said State to organize a State government..." as part of Reconstruction efforts
The back page has: "The Washington Murder Trial" "Interesting Letters & Testimony" "Scenes in the Court Room" with most of the page taken up with the case of Mary Harris and her involvement in the Lincoln assassination conspiracy.
Page 2 has much on Reconstruction

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 6, 1863

• President Abraham Lincoln
• National Thanksgiving Proclamation
• re. the recent Battles of Gettysburg & Vicksburg

The most significant coverage is that of Abraham's Thanksgiving Proclamation on page 2 thanking God Almighty for the victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, signed in type, Abraham Lincoln (see additional information below).  Another interesting item has:  "Interesting From the South" "Every Man Capable of Bearing Arms Called in the Army" which is signed in

NEW YORK HERALD, April 21, 1865

• Rare 1st-page mentions of Synagogue services
• Re: Abraham Lincoln's assassination & funeral
• Black mourning borders on all eight pages

Perhaps the most noteworthy coverage is the front-page details regarding various services being held at local synagogues - which includes the congregations at "B'nai Israel," "Bikur Cholim U-Kadisha Synagogue," and "Shaari [Shaare] Zedek" with each synagogue draped in mourning black.
It is quite unusual to find front page mentions of

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 13, 1866

• President Abraham Lincoln
• 1st birthday since assassination
• George Bancroft memorial oration

The top of the front page has column heads: "LINCOLN" "The Martyr President" "Oration By George Bancroft" "The Flags on the Public Buildings at Half Mast" and more, with very lengthy text. This was in honor of the first Lincoln birthday since his assassination.
Eight pages, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 29, 1865

• The same issue (title and date) found in the time capsule under the (former) statue of Robert E. Lee on Dec. 28, 2021

The front page has a large and dramatic illustration of "J. Wilkes Booth" plus a lengthy article headed: 'The Murder Of The President' making this a nice display issue.
Inside articles are headed: "Abraham Lincoln" "President Johnson" "Mr. Seward" "Great Pan Is Dead" and "The Folly of Crime". A small illustration captioned: "Plan of the

NEW  YORK TIMES, May 16, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln Murder
• Trial of the Assassins
• Indictment of the assassins
• Confederate yellow fever plot

Among the front page column heads are: "TRIAL OF THE ASSASSINS" "The Charges & Specifications Against the Prisoners" "Davis, Sanders, Tucker, Thompson, and Clay in the Indictment" "They are Charged with Conspiring to Kill Lincoln, Johnson, Seward and Grant" 'The Testimony Taken on the Second Day of the Trial".
This testimony on the trial of the assassins consumes

THE CIRCULAR, Oneida, New York, Feb. 28, 1861  Page 3 has a report: "Mr. Lincoln In Washington" noting in part: "Considerable surprise & excitement were occasioned through the country by the report...that Mr. Lincoln had arrived in Washington...and that his sudden departure from Harrisburg for Washington was made to avoid plots of assassination...a messenger...arrived at Harrisburg & communicated to Mr. Lincoln...of a plot against his life, and recommended him to take an earlier train & travel

JUNIATA SENTINEL, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1865

• re. Abraham Lincoln assassination
• Funeral train on tour towards Springfield
• Closing event of the American Civil War

The front page is mostly with a lengthy & detailed report: "A Vist To Richmond - What was Seen & Learned There" with subheads: "The Captured City" "General H. White's Interview with apt. Dick Turner at Libby Prison" "John Breckenridge One of the Incendiaries".
Inide has: " The Murdered Remains of the Prince of Martyrs in

NEW YORK WEEKLY DAY-BOOK CAUCASIAN, April 22, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)
• Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth
• In a pro-white publication

A decidedly racist newspaper which began well before the Civil War & lasted a few years after. As such their reporting on war events provides a contrasting perspective beyond most other Northern newspapers.
With this issue, all factious leanings and biased commentary is set aside to report the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The entire front

BROWNLOW’S KNOXVILLE WHIG, AND REBEL VENTILATOR, Tennessee, April 26, 1865

• Very rare Civil War era publication
• William Gannaway "Parson" Brownlow
• re Abraham Lincoln assassination

W. G. Brownlow, or  Parson Brownlow, was a fascinating personality to say the least. He regarded anyone who disagreed with him about religion or politics as an enemy. The circuit-riding Methodist parson turned to the press to spread his harsh anti-Presbyterian, anti-Calvinist rhetoric, and to spread his fervently held

NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, June 17, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination trial

This issue is loaded with post Civil War reports including ftpg. column heads: "THE ASSASSINATION" " The Trial on Friday" "Hon. Ben. Wood Implicated" "The Richmond Freedmen" "Their Visit To The President" "The Address And Reply" "Details Of The Barbarities Complained Of" "LATER FROM TEXAS" "Rebel Authority Breaking Down" "Farewell Orders of Kirby Smith" "Occupation of Brownsville" "Sacking Of The Town" and more.
Eight

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 6, 1865  This issue remains one of the most desired of the Civil War era, if not the 19th century, as much of it deals with the assassination and funeral of President Abraham Lincoln.
The entire front page is a print captioned: "President Lincoln At Home" showing him reading a book to his son. This very image was made into a postage stamp by the United States Post Office.
An inside page has a dramatic full page print captioned: "Scene at the Death Bed of President

HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, July, 1860

• Abraham Lincoln accepts presidential nomination
• Republican National Convention in Chicago

Near the back under the report: "Monthly Record of Current Events" is a quite lengthy report concerning the Republican National Convention which met recently in Chicago. Included is a lengthy abstract of the Republican platform, following which is a detailed report of the various ballots of the Convention with the final results noted: "Abraham Lincoln, of

NEW YORK HERALD, June 11, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln Assassination
• Edwin not John Wilkes Booth ?

The front page has: "The Trial - The Evidence on Saturday" being that of the Lincoln conspirators. One bit notes: "...after the assassination of the President I heard...that it was Edwin Booth who assassinated the President..." with more
Page 2 has much on Reconstruction including: "The Blacks" "His Future Condition in the South" "The Southern Press On His Prospects" "The Suffrage Question" "Objects of the

EVENING STAR, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination (historic 1st report)
• It is BEST to have reports from the city where it occurred

Terrific to have this first report of Lincoln's assassination in a newspaper from the city where it happened. This is the first of this issue we have offered.
The top of the front page has a column with heads: "ASSASSINATION OF THE PRESIDENT" "Attempted Murder Of Secretary Seward And Sons". The report begins: "Last evening at 10:30 p.m.,

JAMESTOWN JOURNAL, EXTRA, Jamestown, New York, April 15th---9 A. M.

• Terrific Abraham Lincoln assassination broadside
• First edition just after the announcement of death

Within the world of newspaper collecting, both major reports and graphic headlines are primary in determining collectability. Other factors are important as well, but the more notable the event and the "flashier" the graphic appeal, the more desirable the item.
Broadsides tend to dominate such items. They were printed very

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 12, 1860  The front page has a print of: "The Republican Wigwam At Chicago, Illinois, In Which the Republican Convention Will Be Held, May 16, 1860".  This was the event at which Abraham Lincoln would go from near obscurity to a position of prominence in American history.
The doublepage centerfold is a terrific print captioned: "Prominent Candidates For The Republican Presidential Nomination At Chicago" which includes portraits of eleven men, of central prominence

THE JOURNAL & COURIER, Little Falls, New York, April 20, 1865

• Abraham Lincoln assassination (1st report)
• Ford's Theater - John Wilkes Booth

Being a weekly newspaper this issue has the first report of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. All columns on all pages have wide, black mourning rules.
The front page has: "The Great Calamity" which is an essay on Lincoln. Also on the front page: "The Nation's Grief" which is a sermon on Lincoln.
Page 2 has over 1 1/2 columns taken up with the details

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Dec. 10, 1863

• President Abraham Lincoln
• State of the Union Address
• Year of Battle of Gettysburg

From the midst of the Civil War with front page column heads including: "The President's Message" "Proclamation of Freedom Maintained" "Number of Slaves in Government Service" "Important Proclamation to the Rebels" "Plan for Reconstructing Southern States" which carries over to the back page.
Over half of page 3 is: "The President's Message" being the annual state-of-the-union

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 2, 1861  The full front page is a very nice illustration captioned: "Abraham Lincoln, The President Elect, Addressing The People From the Astor House Balcony". Inside has a full page with 3 scenes: "Fort Moultrie, As Seen From Fort Sumter" "Morris Island, As Seen From Fort Sumter" and "Fort Johnson, As Seen From Fort Sumter". Other prints include: "The Ironclad Battery on Cumming's Point as Seen from Fort Sumter"; and a full page of: "Fort Taylor, Key West,

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Jan. 30, 1861

• Abraham Lincoln about to change America

A great issue shortly before the outbreak of war with pg. 4 including: "...declare that Mr. Lincoln has listened to the Compromisers & is inclined to sacrifice the principles of the Chicago platform...We have the best authority for saying that Mr. Lincoln is opposed to all concessions of the sort..." and more on his position (see). Also: "Secession Must Cure Itself" and a pg. 5 item: "Important from Springfield--The