Document from Apr. 17, 1865
Telegram of H.A. Wise, April 17, 1865
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Contemporary copy of telegram of H.A. Wise, Chief of Bureau, Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington City, to Commander Jeffers, U.S.N., Ordnance Yard, Washington, April 17, 1865
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States, "The moment the 'Santiago-de-Cuba' arrives at the Yard, report it to Bureau by telegraph. . . ." Relates to the capture of John Wilkes Booth after his assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus), 1819-1869. "Contemporary copy of telegram of H.A. Wise, Chief of Bureau, Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington City, to Commander Jeffers, U.S.N., Ordnance Yard, Washington, April 17, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/644
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Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus), 1819-1869
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April 17, 1865
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Document from Apr. 17, 1865
Contemporary copy of telegram of H.A. Wise, Chief of Bureau, Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington City, to Commander Jeffers, U.S.N., Ordnance Yard, Washington, April 17, 1865
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Description
States, "The moment the 'Santiago-de-Cuba' arrives at the Yard, report it to Bureau by telegraph. . . ." Relates to the capture of John Wilkes Booth after his assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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This item is in the public domain.
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Wise, H. A. (Henry Augustus), 1819-1869
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April 17, 1865
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