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from Apr. 23, 1865
Tri-Weekly Constitutionalist
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Tri-Weekly Constitutionalist, April 23, 1865
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Interior page report of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in a Confederate newspaper. The article is titled "Particulars of the Killing of Lincoln and Seward" and it claims the attack resulted "in the death of the two arch-fiends of the revolution." False report of the death of Secretary William H. Seward.
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HN-1865-011123B
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Stockton & Co.. "Tri-Weekly Constitutionalist, April 23, 1865". Stockton & Co.. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/351
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Stockton & Co.
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Stockton & Co.
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April 23, 1865
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Newspaper
from Apr. 23, 1865
Tri-Weekly Constitutionalist, April 23, 1865
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Interior page report of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in a Confederate newspaper. The article is titled "Particulars of the Killing of Lincoln and Seward" and it claims the attack resulted "in the death of the two arch-fiends of the revolution." False report of the death of Secretary William H. Seward.
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HN-1865-011123B
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Use of this item for research, teaching, and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution as follows: Courtesy, Newseum Collection. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact us.
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Stockton & Co.
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Stockton & Co.
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April 23, 1865
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Newspaper
from Jun. 1, 1865
The Friend, June 1, 1865
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The Friend, June 1, 1865
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The front page of The Friend newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii indicates the news of President Lincoln's assassination did not reach Hawaii until May 8, 1865. Information is provided on religious services, as well as the printing of "A Sermon on the Death of Abraham Lincoln" by Rev. S.C. Damon [Samuel Chenery Damon]. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.
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HN-1865-010924
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S.C. Damon. "The Friend, June 1, 1865". S.C. Damon. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/348
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S.C. Damon
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S.C. Damon
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June 1, 1865
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Newspaper
from Jun. 1, 1865
The Friend, June 1, 1865
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The front page of The Friend newspaper published in Honolulu, Hawaii indicates the news of President Lincoln's assassination did not reach Hawaii until May 8, 1865. Information is provided on religious services, as well as the printing of "A Sermon on the Death of Abraham Lincoln" by Rev. S.C. Damon [Samuel Chenery Damon]. Known as "mourning rules," the wide vertical lines between the newspaper columns represent grief over the loss of an important person.
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HN-1865-010924
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Use of this item for research, teaching, and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution as follows: Courtesy, Newseum Collection. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast, or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact us at artifacts@newseum.org.
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S.C. Damon
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S.C. Damon
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June 1, 1865
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Newspaper
from Apr. 17, 1865
Telegram of Gideon Welles
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Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. of the Navy, Navy Department, Washington, to Comdr. D. W. Dougal, Comdt. Navy Yard, San Francisco, California, April 17, 1865
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States, "On Wednesday next, the day of funeral of President, suspect work in Yard and on vessels, keep flags at half mast and fire twenty-one minute guns at Meridian. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. "Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. of the Navy, Navy Department, Washington, to Comdr. D. W. Dougal, Comdt. Navy Yard, San Francisco, California, April 17, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/347
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
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April 17, 1865
from Apr. 17, 1865
Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. of the Navy, Navy Department, Washington, to Comdr. D. W. Dougal, Comdt. Navy Yard, San Francisco, California, April 17, 1865
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States, "On Wednesday next, the day of funeral of President, suspect work in Yard and on vessels, keep flags at half mast and fire twenty-one minute guns at Meridian. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
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April 17, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
Telegraph: Fire a Gun in Honor
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United States Military Telegraph of Gideon Welles, Sec. Navy, St. Inigoes, to Com. F. A. Parker, April 16, 1864 [1865]
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States, "On Monday fire a gun in honor of the late President each half hour, from sunrise to sunset. Keep All flags at half-mast until after the funeral. Officers will wear crape. General order by Mail. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. "United States Military Telegraph of Gideon Welles, Sec. Navy, St. Inigoes, to Com. F. A. Parker, April 16, 1864 [1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/346
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
United States Military Telegraph of Gideon Welles, Sec. Navy, St. Inigoes, to Com. F. A. Parker, April 16, 1864 [1865]
![United States Military Telegraph of Gideon Welles, Sec. Navy, St. Inigoes, to Com. F. A. Parker, April 16, 1864 [1865]](https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/sites/default/files/170-Gideon%20Welles%20Telegram%2C%20page%201.jpg)
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States, "On Monday fire a gun in honor of the late President each half hour, from sunrise to sunset. Keep All flags at half-mast until after the funeral. Officers will wear crape. General order by Mail. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
Telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Dept., to Rear Admiral H. Paulding, Comdt. Navy Yard, New York, April 16, 1865
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Telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Dept., to Rear Admiral H. Paulding, Comdt. Navy Yard, New York, April 16, 1865
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States, "Forward the following to Vice Admiral Farragut. 'The Secretary of the Navy directs you to proceed to Washington without delay for duty in connection with funeral of the late President which takes place on Wednesday. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. "Telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Dept., to Rear Admiral H. Paulding, Comdt. Navy Yard, New York, April 16, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/345
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
Telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Dept., to Rear Admiral H. Paulding, Comdt. Navy Yard, New York, April 16, 1865
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States, "Forward the following to Vice Admiral Farragut. 'The Secretary of the Navy directs you to proceed to Washington without delay for duty in connection with funeral of the late President which takes place on Wednesday. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
Telegram of James Taylor
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Contemporary copy of telegram of James Taylor, Adj. Master Comdg., Guard Vessel off Alexandria, to Hon. Gideon Welles, Sec. of the Navy, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1865
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States, "In the absence of Commander F. A. Parker, Comdg. Potomac Flotilla, I address myself to you direct. By orders from Asst. Sec. of War Genl. Halleck, the military authorities of this place are ordered to stop all vessels from going Down the River, and by request of Military Commander here I have co-operated and so far as was desired detained certain vessels. I respectfully ask for instructions in this matter from you. . . ." Refers to the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of President Lincoln.
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Missouri History Museum
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Taylor, James. "Contemporary copy of telegram of James Taylor, Adj. Master Comdg., Guard Vessel off Alexandria, to Hon. Gideon Welles, Sec. of the Navy, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/344
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Taylor, James
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
Contemporary copy of telegram of James Taylor, Adj. Master Comdg., Guard Vessel off Alexandria, to Hon. Gideon Welles, Sec. of the Navy, Washington, D.C., April 16, 1865
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States, "In the absence of Commander F. A. Parker, Comdg. Potomac Flotilla, I address myself to you direct. By orders from Asst. Sec. of War Genl. Halleck, the military authorities of this place are ordered to stop all vessels from going Down the River, and by request of Military Commander here I have co-operated and so far as was desired detained certain vessels. I respectfully ask for instructions in this matter from you. . . ." Refers to the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of President Lincoln.
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Missouri History Museum
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Taylor, James
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
Telegraph: Blockade to Capture Assassin
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United States Military Telegraph of F. A. Parker, Comd. Comdg. Potomac Flotilla, to Act. Master Meaders, Pt. Lookout, Md., April 16, 1865
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States, "The 'Delaware' will be at Pt. Lookout this evening. The vessels at Pt. Lookout will form a line across the Bay due East from the point, allowing no vessels to pass down and taken them all into Pt. Lookout, subject to the orders of Genl. Barnes. . . ." Refers to the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Missouri History Museum
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Parker, F. A.. "United States Military Telegraph of F. A. Parker, Comd. Comdg. Potomac Flotilla, to Act. Master Meaders, Pt. Lookout, Md., April 16, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/343
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Parker, F. A.
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
United States Military Telegraph of F. A. Parker, Comd. Comdg. Potomac Flotilla, to Act. Master Meaders, Pt. Lookout, Md., April 16, 1865
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States, "The 'Delaware' will be at Pt. Lookout this evening. The vessels at Pt. Lookout will form a line across the Bay due East from the point, allowing no vessels to pass down and taken them all into Pt. Lookout, subject to the orders of Genl. Barnes. . . ." Refers to the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Missouri History Museum
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Parker, F. A.
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
Telegram of J. B. Montgomery
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Contemporary copy of telegram of J. B. Montgomery, Commdt., Navy Yd., Washington, to Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, April 16, 1865
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States, "Telegram received. Orders for Monday 17th inst. will be executed. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Montgomery, John Berrien, 1794-. "Contemporary copy of telegram of J. B. Montgomery, Commdt., Navy Yd., Washington, to Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, April 16, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/342
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Montgomery, John Berrien, 1794-
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
Contemporary copy of telegram of J. B. Montgomery, Commdt., Navy Yd., Washington, to Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, April 16, 1865
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States, "Telegram received. Orders for Monday 17th inst. will be executed. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Montgomery, John Berrien, 1794-
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
Telegram of Gideon Welles
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Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Department, Washington City, to Rear Admiral Porter [David D. Porter], or the senior naval officer at Hampton Roads, April 16, 1865
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States, "To prevent the escape of the assassins who killed the President and attempted the life of the Secretary of State, search every vessel that arrives down the Bay. Permit no vessel to go to sea without such search, and arrest and send to Washington any suspicious person. . . ." Refers to the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of President Lincoln.
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Missouri History Museum
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. "Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Department, Washington City, to Rear Admiral Porter [David D. Porter], or the senior naval officer at Hampton Roads, April 16, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/341
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
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April 16, 1865
from Apr. 16, 1865
Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Department, Washington City, to Rear Admiral Porter [David D. Porter], or the senior naval officer at Hampton Roads, April 16, 1865
![Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secy. Navy, Navy Department, Washington City, to Rear Admiral Porter [David D. Porter], or the senior naval officer at Hampton Roads, April 16, 1865](https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/sites/default/files/165-Gideon%20Welles%20Telegram%2C%20page%201.jpg)
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States, "To prevent the escape of the assassins who killed the President and attempted the life of the Secretary of State, search every vessel that arrives down the Bay. Permit no vessel to go to sea without such search, and arrest and send to Washington any suspicious person. . . ." Refers to the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of President Lincoln.
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Missouri History Museum
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This item is in the public domain.
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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
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April 16, 1865