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Much on Lincoln & the pursuit of his assassins...



Item # 708429

May 04, 1865

NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1865  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, minor binding slits at the blank spine, nice condition.

Item from last month's catalog - #363 released for February, 2026.

Category: Yankee