Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 [Lincoln assassination reward poster]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04092 Author/Creator: Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 Place Written: s.l. Type: Broadside Date: 20 April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 59.8 cm, Width: 31.7 cm Order a Copy
Contains a message from the War Department advertising a $100,000 total reward for the capture of John Surrat, John Wilkes Booth and David Herold. Specifies amount rewarded for each capture: Booth ($50,000), Surrat ( $25,000), and Herold ($25,000). Gives a brief physical description of Booth and his accomplices.
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