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to Hortensia Richards

One letter from Leonard H. Richards to Hortensia Richards dated December 14, 1864.

GLC03523.29.082

to Hortensia Richards

One letter from Leonard H. Richards to Hortensia Richards dated December 29, 1864.

GLC03523.29.083

to Hortensia Richards

One letter from Leonard H. Richards to Hortensia Richards dated January 6, 1865.

GLC03523.29.084

to Hortensia Richards

One letter from Leonard H. Richards to Hortensia Richards dated January 12, 1865.

GLC03523.29.085

to Hortensia Richards

One letter from Leonard H. Richards to Hortensia Richards dated January 25, 1865.

GLC03523.29.086

McKinley's Assassination

One postcard depicting William McKinley's Assassination. Reverse contains background information on the event.

GLC08878.1351

[Image of children holding "I am somebody" posters]

"I am somebody." Image from Martin Luther King Memorial March, April 4, 1998, showing children carrying placards paraphrasing those carried by Memphis Sanitation Workers on the day King was assassinated.

GLC08359

Collection of newspapers related to Lincoln assassination [decimalized]

GLC08428

Philadelphia inquirer. [April 20, 1865]

Includes a detailed account of the Lincoln funeral procession in Philadelphia. Provides decriptions of the coffin, funeral car, and catafalque, lists of important attendees, and engravings of the coffin.
The newspaper columns have dark black...

GLC08428.01

The Hartford evening press. [Vol. X, no. 89, whole no. 2813 (15 April 1865)]

Covers General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox including an account of the events leading up to the surrender, an interview between Ulysses S. Grant, and military information. Another article is on the assassination of President Abraham...

GLC08428.02

New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7502 (April 22, 1865)]

Includes various accounts from special correspondents of the Lincoln funeral pageant in Baltimore, Denver, and California. Reports of the arrest of George Andrew Atzerodt, conspirator to kill Secretary Seward.
Paper has uncut pages.

GLC08428.03

New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7496 (April 15, 1865)]

Reports (on page four) that President Lincoln has been shot and Secretary Seward injured. Also includes two anonymously published letters under the headline "letters from rebels." The paper is uncut along the top edge.

GLC08428.04

New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7497 (April 17,1865)]

Reports on the murder of President Lincoln, the improved condition of Secretary Seward and critical condition of Frederick Seward, Secretary Seward's son. The paper is uncut.

GLC08428.05

New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7501 (April 21, 1865)]

News of the capture of George Atzerodt, John W. Booth seen in Pennsylvania, and Secretary Seward and son recooperating. Also reports on the death of Richard Cobden.

GLC08428.06

New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4233 (April 19, 1865)]

News of the funeral preparations for Lincoln in New York. Also includes reports of the capture of Raleigh by Sherman.
Two letters, one between Edwin Booth and Judge Edmonds, the other between Booth and Mr. Henry Jarrett are published. Edwin Booth...

GLC08428.07

New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7498 (April 18, 1865)]

Reports on the improving condition of Secretary Seward and his son Frederick Seward. New York prepares for Lincoln's funeral as the city mourns the loss of the president.
A reprint of a letter originally printed in The Selma (Alabama newspapaper)...

GLC08428.08

New-York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 2076 (April 18, 1865)]

Announcement of the assassination of President Lincoln and attempt on Seward's life. Includes a minute-by-minute account of Lincoln's last night under the supervision of his physician, Dr. Abbott. Also includes Captain Theodore McGowen's account...

GLC08428.08.01

New York herald. [no. 10464 (April 23, 1865)]

Account of Lincoln's funeral in Philadelphia and neighboring towns. Report on New York's preparation for Lincoln's funeral including the funeral program. Also announces that hostilities are suspended between General William T. Sherman and General...

GLC08428.09

New-York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 2079 (April 28, 1865)]

News of capture of John Wilkes Booth and David Herold. Booth was found and killed, Herold was arrested. Includes a commentary on the unnecessary shooting of Booth; it is felt by the general public that he should have been tried and hanged....

GLC08428.10

World. [Vol. 5, no. 1503 (April 17, 1865)]

Gives detailed account of President Lincoln's assassination, and the last hours of the president. Also includes General Robert Lee's farewell address to the armies of Northern Virginia, a full account of the inauguration of Andrew Johnson, and...

GLC08428.11

New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no.7559 (June 28, 1865)]

Reports on the happenings of the Lincoln conspirators' trial for Tuesday, June 27, 1865.

GLC08428.12

Boston daily advertiser. [Vol. 105 no. 90 (April 17, 1865)]

Includes information surrounding the events of Lincoln's assassination and selected dispatches announcing Lincoln's death. Declares that John Wilkes Booth is undoubtedly the murderer. Announces that the funeral will take place on Wednesday, April...

GLC08429.21

New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7503 (April 24, 1865)]

Includes coverage of President Lincoln's funeral pageant from Harrisburg to Philadelphia and Jersey City to New York including an official program for the funeral train's stop in New York (page 8).
Reports the escape of Jefferson Davis across the...

GLC08430.11

The New York tribune. [Vol. XXV, no. 7501 (April 21, 1865)]

Covers President Abraham Lincoln's assassination and funeral. Reports on capturing the assassins, John Wilkes Booth, and on the funeral ceremonies being held in many cities and states. Includes an article on the disapproval of surrender terms...

GLC08430.12

Letters regarding emancipation of slaves, the 1864 election, and Abraham Lincoln's assassination [Decimalized .01-.03]

GLC08483