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Telegram of E. B. Alexander
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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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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 December 16, 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. 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.
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April 15, 1865
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Telegram of E. B. Alexander
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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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Alexander, Edmund B.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Hollingsworth, Hannibal, [April 15, 1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 16, 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, 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.
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April 15, 1865
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Telegram of E. B. Alexander
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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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Alexander, Edmund B.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Hollingsworth, Macon, [April 15, 1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 16, 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. 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.
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April 15, 1865
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Telegram of E. B. Alexander
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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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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 December 16, 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. 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.
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April 15, 1865
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Telegram of E. B. Alexander
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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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Alexander, Edmund B.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of E. B. Alexander, Saint Louis, to Capt. Peck, Ironton, April 15, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 16, 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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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.
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April 15, 1865
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Gideon Welles to Col. Jacob Teilan
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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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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 December 16, 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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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
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April 15, 1865
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Telegraph: President Lincoln was assassinated
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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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Nickerson, S.. "U. S. Military Telegraph of S. Nickerson, Actg. Vol. Master, to Comdr. F. A. Parker, April 15, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/331
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Nickerson, S.
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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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Nickerson, S.
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April 15, 1865
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Telegram from S. Nickerson
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Contemporary copy of telegraph of S. Nickerson, at Inigoes, to Comdr. F. A. Parker, Yorktown, Va., [April 15, 1865]
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States, "President Lincoln was assassinated this AM. The assinaters [assassins] are expected to escape down the Potomac, please return. I am on board the guard schooner. . . ."
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Nickerson, S.. "Contemporary copy of telegraph of S. Nickerson, at Inigoes, to Comdr. F. A. Parker, Yorktown, Va., [April 15, 1865]". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/330
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Nickerson, S.
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April 15, 1865
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Contemporary copy of telegraph of S. Nickerson, at Inigoes, to Comdr. F. A. Parker, Yorktown, Va., [April 15, 1865]
![Contemporary copy of telegraph of S. Nickerson, at Inigoes, to Comdr. F. A. Parker, Yorktown, Va., [April 15, 1865]](https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/sites/default/files/154-S.%20Nickerson%20Telegraph.jpg)
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States, "President Lincoln was assassinated this AM. The assinaters [assassins] are expected to escape down the Potomac, please return. I am on board the guard schooner. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Nickerson, S.
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April 15, 1865
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Telegram of H. H. Wells
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Contemporary copy of telegram of H. H. Wells, Headquarters Provost Marshal General, Defences South of Potomac, Alexandria, Va., to Cole Taylor, Chf. of Staff and A.A.G., April 15, 1865
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States, "I have Cav [cavalry] along the river toward Occoquan and have notified the fishermen and home guards to arrest anyone not known to them found in their neighborhood. The pickets report all quiet today. . . ." Refers to the hunt for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Wells, H. H.. "Contemporary copy of telegram of H. H. Wells, Headquarters Provost Marshal General, Defences South of Potomac, Alexandria, Va., to Cole Taylor, Chf. of Staff and A.A.G., April 15, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/329
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Wells, H. H.
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April 15, 1865
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Contemporary copy of telegram of H. H. Wells, Headquarters Provost Marshal General, Defences South of Potomac, Alexandria, Va., to Cole Taylor, Chf. of Staff and A.A.G., April 15, 1865
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States, "I have Cav [cavalry] along the river toward Occoquan and have notified the fishermen and home guards to arrest anyone not known to them found in their neighborhood. The pickets report all quiet today. . . ." 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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Wells, H. H.
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April 15, 1865
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Telegraph: Instructions for Manhunt
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United States Military Telegraph of S. Nickerson, St. Inigoes, Md., to Comdg. Officer Anacostia, Point Lookout, April 15, 1865
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States, "Cruise off your station. Stop every steamer bound down and if any pass the guard vessel if you stop any send them to Point Lookout where they will be thoroughly searched if any attempt to escape sink them if possible. . . ." Refers to the search for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Nickerson, S.. "United States Military Telegraph of S. Nickerson, St. Inigoes, Md., to Comdg. Officer Anacostia, Point Lookout, April 15, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/328
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Nickerson, S.
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April 15, 1865
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United States Military Telegraph of S. Nickerson, St. Inigoes, Md., to Comdg. Officer Anacostia, Point Lookout, April 15, 1865
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Description
States, "Cruise off your station. Stop every steamer bound down and if any pass the guard vessel if you stop any send them to Point Lookout where they will be thoroughly searched if any attempt to escape sink them if possible. . . ." Refers to the search for John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Missouri History Museum
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Nickerson, S.
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April 15, 1865