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Tanner, James, 1844-1927 "At the deathbed of Abraham Lincoln"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05603.03.04 Author/Creator: Tanner, James, 1844-1927 Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 1925 circa Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 30 cm, Width: 22.5 cm Order a Copy

One article entitled, "At the Deathbed of Abraham Lincoln," written by James Tanner and printed by the National Republic. Consists of an eye witness account related to Lincoln's assassination and his deathbed. Relays the chaos at the scene at Ford's Theater. Tanner's assistance was requested by General Christopher C. Augur who needed someone capable of writing in shorthand to record statements of people present in the theater. Also details Mary Todd Lincoln's audible distress in the room near where Tanner was recording testimonies. Included in the printing are two articles entitled, "What the Bishop Said to Washington," and "Enemy at Our Gates."

Tanner, James, 1844-1927
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
Augur, Christopher Columbus, 1821-1898

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