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Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869 New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4233 (April 19, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08428.07 Author/Creator: Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 1865/04/19 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 56 cm, Width: 40 cm Order a Copy

News of the funeral preparations for Lincoln in New York. Also includes reports of the capture of Raleigh by Sherman.
Two letters, one between Edwin Booth and Judge Edmonds, the other between Booth and Mr. Henry Jarrett are published. Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth was an ardent Lincoln supporter. The paper is uncut.

Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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