Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7498 (April 18, 1865)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08428.08 Author/Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 1865/04/18 Pagination: 8 p. ; 54 x 40 cm. Order a Copy
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) and later reprinted in the Philadelphia Inquierer asks for $1,000,000 to murder Abraham Lincoln, William Seward, and Andrew Johnson. Promises to deliver the "services" by March 1, 1865. The letter is dated December 1, 1864.
Also reports that General Sherman and General Johnston are negotiating terms of surrender.
The paper is uncut.
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