Corbett, Boston, 1832-
Variant namesSoldier; wounded John Wilkes Booth at Lincoln's assassination.
From the description of Boston Corbett signature, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449921
Boston Corbett was born as Thomas H. Corbett at London, United Kingdom, in 1832. He came to America with his parents in 1839 and settled in Troy, New York. Boston was apprenticed as a hatter in Connecticut. His wife died during childbirth in 1855. Boston changed his name after attending a Methodist revival in Boston.
From the description of Boston Corbett papers collection [microform], 1855-1972 bulk (1866-1877). (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 49360838
Corbett was the New York cavalryman who fatally shot John Wilkes Booth on April 26, 1865.
From the description of Signature, 1800s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 86077028
From the description of Papers, May 11, 1865; n.d. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 434841892
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| creatorOf | Corbett, Boston, 1832-fl. 1888. Signature, 1800s. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| referencedIn | Biddle, T. C. Four items relating to Boston Corbett, who killed John Wilkes Booth and to John Corbett, alias Boston Corbett : 1911-1913. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Pollock, Charlie B. Charlie Pollock autograph book, 1866-1877, bulk 1866-1867. | Millersville University Library, McNairy Library | |
| referencedIn | [Boston Corbett] [graphic] | Boston Athenaeum | |
| referencedIn | Robinson, George Foster. George Foster Robinson papers, 1865-1947 (bulk 1865-1885) | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| creatorOf | Corbett, Boston, b. 1832. Boston Corbett signature, undated. | Library of Congress | |
| creatorOf | Corbett, Boston, b. 1832. Boston Corbett papers collection [microform], 1855-1972 bulk (1866-1877). | Kansas State Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Corbett, Boston, 1832-fl. 1888. Papers, May 11, 1865; n.d. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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| associatedWith | Andersonville Prison. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | Huron, George A. | person |
| associatedWith | Kansas State Capitol (Topeka, Kan.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 | person |
| associatedWith | Methodist Church (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pollock, Charlie B. | person |
| associatedWith | Robinson, George Foster. | person |
| associatedWith | Thatcher, Richard. | person |
| associatedWith | Topeka State Hospital. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1832
Death 1894
