ALS : U.S. Jail, Washington, D.C., to Charles H. Reed, [18]82 Feb. 11.

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ALS : U.S. Jail, Washington, D.C., to Charles H. Reed, [18]82 Feb. 11.

Offers one of his attorneys and other lawyers and judges involved with his case $5000 each to get him out of prison; presumes he could make the money by lecturing, as he has one such offer already.

1 item (2 p.) ; 21 x 32 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6749549

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Giberson, E. D.,

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Reed, Charles Harold, 1895-1971

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Lawyer and defense attorney for Charles J. Guiteau, assassin of President James A. Garfield. From the description of Note, June 30, 1882. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 747102886 Resident of New Brunswick and later Piscataway, N.J. From the description of Papers, 1917-1919. (Rutgers University). WorldCat record id: 28416885 Soldier, bookstore owner, and insurance company president, of New Brunswick and Piscataway Township, Mi...

Guiteau, Charles J. (Charles Julius), 1841-1882

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Born in Freeport, Illinois, Charles J. Guiteau was connected with the Oneida Community but later sued them. He was admitted to the Bar of Illinois but mostly worked as a bill collector. He was interested in law, theology and politics. He assassinated President James Garfield for which crime he was hanged in 1882. From the description of Papers, 1877-1881. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 22761008 Guiteau, a lawyer and supporter of the "Stalwart" faction o...