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Abigail Williams May to Eleanor Goddard May

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Abigail Williams May reflected on the wider significance of the two days since President Lincoln's assassination, saying, “You will remember, forever, with satisfaction, that you were alive at this time.”

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May and Goddard Family Papers, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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Abigail Williams May. "Abigail Williams May to Eleanor Goddard May". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/693

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Abigail Williams May

Date

April 16, 1865

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The Liberator, April 21, 1865

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William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper provides extensive details on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. It contains the 1:30 a.m. official dispatch from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix, as well as the 8:00 a.m. dispatch reporting Lincoln's death. 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-1865-011108B

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Wm. Lloyd Garrison. "The Liberator, April 21, 1865". Wm. Lloyd Garrison. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/630

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Wm. Lloyd Garrison

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Wm. Lloyd Garrison

Date

April 21, 1865

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Newspaper

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The New York Herald, April 16, 1865

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The front page of The New York Herald features nearly an entire column of bold headlines on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary William Henry Seward. The newspaper prints the dispatches from Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton to Major General John A. Dix, the statement of witness Clara Harris, physician's notes on Lincoln's failing condition, public reaction to Lincoln's death, the search for the assassins, and the inauguration of Andrew Johnson. 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-1865-011086

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James Gordon Bennett. "The New York Herald, April 16, 1865". James Gordon Bennett. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/633

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James Gordon Bennett

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James Gordon Bennett

Date

April 16, 1865

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Newspaper

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Telegram of F. A. Parker to Lt. Nickerson, April 17, 1865

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States, "Every vessel in the Flotilla will fire a gun every half hour the day after the receipt of this order. . . ." Relates to observance of the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln.

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Parker, F. A.. "Telegram of F. A. Parker to Lt. Nickerson, April 17, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/634

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Parker, F. A.

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Date

April 17, 1865

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United States Military Telegraph of R. O'Brien, Goldsboro, to Genl. Dodge, April 17, 1865

Description

States that President Lincoln was assassinated on the night of the 14th while in his box at Ford's Theater. Gives details of the night, including the attack on Seward, and asks that Dodge not make the information public at the present time.

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United States Military Telegraph.

By Telegraph from Goldsboro
Dated April 17, 1865
To Genl. Dodge

Genl,
I regret to have to
tell you that president Lincoln
was assassinated on the night of
14th while in his box at Fords
Theatre. The assassin shot him
through the head and leaped out
of the box brandishing a dagger
and shouting Sic Simfor Tirrannis,
The president lived about 2 hours,
at the same time an assassin
entered Secy Sewards house and stabbed
him several times it is hoped he
will recover but his son Fredrick
was mortally wounded, Do not
make this justice for present.
R. O’Brian

[Transcription Team: Kara C., Avery T., Austin G., Madison R., Tyler S.]
[New Hampton Middle School]

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O'Brien, R.. "United States Military Telegraph of R. O'Brien, Goldsboro, to Genl. Dodge, April 17, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/636

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O'Brien, R.

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Date

April 17, 1865

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Contemporary copy of telegram of J.M. Berrien, Commandant Naval Station, Norfolk, to The Honorable Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., April 17, 1865

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States, "Telegram of yesterday ordering a gun to be fired every half hour during this day, received at Six, forty five (6.45') A.M. to day. . . ." Refers to orders for the day of Abraham Lincoln's funeral.

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Berrien, J. M.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of J.M. Berrien, Commandant Naval Station, Norfolk, to The Honorable Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.C., April 17, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/641

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Berrien, J. M.

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Date

April 17, 1865

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Mourning Envelope with Portrait of Lincoln

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An envelope bearing the phrase "We mourn a father slain" and a black-bordered portrait of Lincoln.

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Unknown. "Mourning Envelope with Portrait of Lincoln". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/683

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Unknown

Date

1865

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Envelope

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Mourning Card in Memory of Lincoln

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Mourning card with embossed tombstone and a quote from Lincoln's second inaugural address.

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Unknown. "Mourning Card in Memory of Lincoln". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/684

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Unknown

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1865

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Small Mourning Ribbon with Photograph of Lincoln

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A black mourning ribbon with small framed photographic portrait of Lincoln at the center.

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Unknown. "Small Mourning Ribbon with Photograph of Lincoln". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/685

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Unknown

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1865

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Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, to Commodore Wm. Radford [William Radford] U.S.N., U.S.S. "Phlox", Hampton Roads, April 17, 1865

Description

Contains orders for all naval vessels on the day of Abraham Lincoln's funeral.

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Telegram.

To Commodore Wm. Redford U.S.N.

U.S.S. “Phlox.” Hampton Roads.

The following telegram was received last night.

Special Order.

Navy Department

Washington. April 17, 1865

To Rear Admiral

D.D. Porter Commdr N.A. Squadron

By order of the President of the United States, the Navy Department will be closed on Wednesday next, the day of the funeral solemnities of the late President of the United States. Labor will also be suspended on that day at each of the Navy Yards and Naval Stations and upon all the vessels of the United States. The flags of all vessels, and at all the Navy Yards and stations, and Marine Barracks, will be kept at half mast during the day, and at 12 o’clock meridian twenty one (21) minute guns will be fired by the Senior Officer of each Squadron and the Commandants of each of the Navy Yards and Stations.

Gideon Welles

Secretary of the Navy



Copies sent above and below

K. R. Breese

Fleet Captain



Transcription Team:

Sarah D., Ashlynn T., Pamela N.

New Hampton Middle School, New Hampton, Iowa

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. "Contemporary copy of telegram of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, to Commodore Wm. Radford [William Radford] U.S.N., U.S.S. "Phlox", Hampton Roads, April 17, 1865". . Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/640

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Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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April 17, 1865

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