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Hawley, Joseph R., 1826-1905 The Hartford evening press. [Vol. X, no. 89, whole no. 2813 (15 April 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08428.02 Author/Creator: Hawley, Joseph R., 1826-1905 Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Newspaper Date: 15 April 1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 60 x 47 cm Order a Copy

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 Lincoln. Announces that John Wilkes Booth was the assassin and that he has been caught. Most other items are local news, advertisements, or public announcements.

Hawley, Joseph Roswell, 1826-1905
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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