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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 New-York semi-weekly tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 2076 (April 18, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08428.08.01 Author/Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 1865/04/18 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 54 cm, Width: 39 cm Order a Copy

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 of the assasination.
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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Abbott, Ezra W., fl. 1865-1866
McGowen, Theodore, fl. 1865-1866
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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