"The Murder of President Lincoln."

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"The Murder of President Lincoln."
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Report published a year after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, suggesting that John Wilkes Booth was not the real murderer of the president. It also speculates that Booth was not killed in Virginia but rather fled the country after the event. The piece, printed in The Selma Morning Times on April 15, 1866, was originally submitted by a Washington correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune.
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Excerpt from the The Selma Morning Times, item number 24.0046. Catalog record for this title is available here.
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The Selma Morning Times. ""The Murder of President Lincoln."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/229

Newspaper from Apr. 15, 1866

Description

Report published a year after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, suggesting that John Wilkes Booth was not the real murderer of the president. It also speculates that Booth was not killed in Virginia but rather fled the country after the event. The piece, printed in The Selma Morning Times on April 15, 1866, was originally submitted by a Washington correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune.
Source

Excerpt from the The Selma Morning Times, item number 24.0046. Catalog record for this title is available here.
Rights

Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
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The Selma Morning Times
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April 15, 1866