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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 25, no. 7520 (May 13, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08726.32 Author/Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 1865/05/13 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 53 cm, Width: 39 cm Order a Copy

Reports that news reporters are once again not allowed to enter the courtroom during the Lincoln conspiracy trial. Also includes a previously unpublished letter written by President Lincoln regarding Mr. Thomas Durant and the secession of Louisiana. The letter was written by Lincoln in Washington, D.C. and is dated July 28, 1862.
Reports on the grand review of Sherman's troops in Washington.

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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