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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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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 May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/340

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Whelan, W.

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April 15, 1865

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Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Ward, Jefferson City, April 15, [1865]

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States, "Arrest J. Wilkes Booth the Murderer of the President wherever he may be found and send him here in irons. . . ."

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Alexander, Edmund B.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Ward, Jefferson City, April 15, [1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/339

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Alexander, Edmund B.

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April 15, 1865

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Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Fowler, Saint Joe [Saint Joseph, Mo.], [April 15, 1865]

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States, "Arrest J. Wilkes Booth the Murderer of the President wherever he may be found and send him here in irons. . . ."

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Missouri History Museum

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Alexander, Edmund B.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Fowler, Saint Joe [Saint Joseph, Mo.], [April 15, 1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/338

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Alexander, Edmund B.

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April 15, 1865

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Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Conigo, Lexington, Mo., April 15, [1865]

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States, "Arrest J. Wilkes Booth the Murderer of the President wherever he may be found and send him here in irons. . . ."

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Missouri History Museum

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Alexander, Edmund B.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Conigo, Lexington, Mo., April 15, [1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/337

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Alexander, Edmund B.

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April 15, 1865

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Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Hollingsworth, Hannibal, [April 15, 1865]

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States, "Arrest J. Wilkes Booth the Murderer of the President wherever he may be found and send him here in irons. . . ."

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Missouri History Museum

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Alexander, Edmund B.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Hollingsworth, Hannibal, [April 15, 1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/336

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Alexander, Edmund B.

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April 15, 1865

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Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Hollingsworth, Macon, [April 15, 1865]

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States, "Arrest J. Wilkes Booth the Murderer of the President wherever he may be found and send him here in irons. . . ."

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Missouri History Museum

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Alexander, Edmund B.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Hollingsworth, Macon, [April 15, 1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/335

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Alexander, Edmund B.

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April 15, 1865

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Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Adams, St. Charles, Mo., April 15, 1865

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States, "Arrest J. Wilkes Booth the Murderer of the President wherever he may be found and send him here in irons. . . ."

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Missouri History Museum

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Alexander, Edmund B.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Adams, St. Charles, Mo., April 15, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/334

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Alexander, Edmund B.

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April 15, 1865

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Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Peck, Ironton, April 15, 1865

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States, "Arrest J. Wilkes Booth the Murderer of the President wherever he may be found and send him here in irons. . . ."

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Missouri History Museum

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Alexander, Edmund B.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Peck, Ironton, April 15, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/333

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Alexander, Edmund B.

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April 15, 1865

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Telegram of Gideon Welles, Navy Department, Washington, to Col. Jacob Teilan, Comdr. Marine Corps, Head Quarters, Washington via Navy Yard, April 15, 1865

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States, "Have extra strong and careful guard ready for special service if called for by Com. Montgomery. . . ." 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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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. "Telegram of Gideon Welles, Navy Department, Washington, to Col. Jacob Teilan, Comdr. Marine Corps, Head Quarters, Washington via Navy Yard, April 15, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/332

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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April 15, 1865

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U. S. Military Telegraph of S. Nickerson, Actg. Vol. Master, to Comdr. F. A. Parker, April 15, 1865

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States, "President Lincoln was assassinated last night. The assassins are expected to escape down the Potomac please return. I am on board the guard vessel. . . ."

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Missouri History Museum

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Nickerson, S.. "U. S. Military Telegraph of S. Nickerson, Actg. Vol. Master, to Comdr. F. A. Parker, April 15, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 3, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/331

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Nickerson, S.

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April 15, 1865