Autograph Letter, Signed George , to his brother, giving his eye-witness account of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on the night of April 14th, 1865

by Abraham Lincoln, George B. Todd, M. D.

$100,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

4 pp. 8vo. Slight soiling and minor tears along old folds, otherwise in very good condition. Published from a copy in the State Historical Library of Wisconsin in Timothy S. Good, WE SAW LINCOLN SHOT U. of Miss., 1995; with the mistaken date of April 30, 1865 . Item #376410 ...About 10:25 P.M. a man came in and walked slowly along the side... A remarkably clear and dramatic eyewitness account of the assassination of Abraham

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