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Robert E. Lee, Lincoln, and the sale of Ford's Theater...
Robert E. Lee, Lincoln, and the sale of Ford's Theater...
Item # 706537
June 23, 1865
THE LIBERATOR, Boston, June 23, 1865 This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison which features a great engraving in the masthead with 3 vignettes, one showing a slave auction & another showing slaves being liberated.
The front page has: "General Lee", being Robert E. Lee, with the article taking over a full column. Also: "Who Are The Murderers?"
Items inside include: "Press. Johnson & Re-Construction" "General Grant & President Lincoln", as well as an interesting article headed: "Proposed Sale of the Assassination Theatre" concerning John T. Ford's plan to sell his theater to the YMCA for $100,000.
Most of the back page is taken up with: "The President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, Personal Reminiscences, by Auguste Laugel", the first part of which was in the prior issue.
Four pages, very nice condition.
Category: Yankee
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