Letter, 1864 April 1, Walnut St. [?], to [?].

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Letter, 1864 April 1, Walnut St. [?], to [?].

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Concerns a play sent to Laura Keene by the letter's recipient.

2 p. ; 20.5 cm.

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Keene, Laura, 1826-1873

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Actress starring in the play "Our American Cousin" in Washington, D.C. the night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. She was said to have taken a pitcher of water to him and cradled his head, thus staining her gown with his blood. From the description of Papers. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52112391 Laura Keene was a nineteenth-century actress who was playing in Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater the night Abraham Lincoln was shot. She was als...