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Much on Lincoln & the pursuit of his assassins...
Much on Lincoln & the pursuit of his assassins...
Item # 702444
May 04, 1865
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.
Also on the front page: "The Flight Of Jeff Davis" "Treason At Home" and more.
Page 4 has: "Jeff. Davis the Assassin--Reward for His Capture" and the back page has: "Our Late President - Character of President Lincoln, by Ralph W. Emerson".
Eight pages, slightly irregular at the blank spine, nice condition.
AI notes: After President Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, the U.S. government launched a massive manhunt for John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators. Booth was killed on April 26 in Virginia, while others, including Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt, were captured and tried. Four conspirators were executed on July 7, 1865. Believing Confederate leaders were involved, President Andrew Johnson issued a proclamation on May 2, 1865, offering rewards for their capture, including $100,000 for Jefferson Davis.
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