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Speed, James (1812-1887) Opinion on the constitutional power of the military to try and execute the assassins of the President by James Speed

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05255.03 Author/Creator: Speed, James (1812-1887) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Pamphlet Date: 1865 Pagination: 16 p. ; 22 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Published by the Government Printing Office. Argues that the Lincoln conspirators should be tried before a miltary court because they committed the crime as public enemies.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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