Telegram of W. Whelan

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Contemporary copy of telegram of W. Whelan, Chf. Bureau, Navy Department, Bur. Med and Surg., to Surgeon B. F. Bache, U.S. Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N. York, April 15, 1865
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States, "Mr. Seward desires to see without delay the Dentist you have named with his Rubber splints prepared as fas as can be to advance. . . ." This refers to the injuries that Secretary of State William Seward suffered at the hands of Lewis Powell, a fellow conspirator of John Wilkes Booth.
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Missouri History Museum
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Whelan, W.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of W. Whelan, Chf. Bureau, Navy Department, Bur. Med and Surg., to Surgeon B. F. Bache, U.S. Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N. York, April 15, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/340

Letter from Apr. 15, 1865

Contemporary copy of telegram of W. Whelan, Chf. Bureau, Navy Department, Bur. Med and Surg., to Surgeon B. F. Bache, U.S. Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N. York, April 15, 1865

Description

States, "Mr. Seward desires to see without delay the Dentist you have named with his Rubber splints prepared as fas as can be to advance. . . ." This refers to the injuries that Secretary of State William Seward suffered at the hands of Lewis Powell, a fellow conspirator of John Wilkes Booth.
Source

Missouri History Museum
Rights

This item is in the public domain.
Creator

Whelan, W.
Date

April 15, 1865