Four items relating to Boston Corbett, who killed John Wilkes Booth and to John Corbett, alias Boston Corbett : 1911-1913.

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Four items relating to Boston Corbett, who killed John Wilkes Booth and to John Corbett, alias Boston Corbett : 1911-1913.

Contents. - [no. 1] Typewritten letter, signed, Topeka, Kan., Jan. 23, 1913, to Francis E. Leupp, from T.C. Biddle, supt. Topeka state hospital.-[no. 2] Typewritten letter, signed, Atlanta Ga., Jan. 23, 1913, to Francis E. Leupp, from William H. Moyer, warden, U.S. penitentiary, Atlanta, Ga.-[no. 3] Holograph letter, Topeka, Kan., Jan 25, 1913, to Francis E. Leupp, from George A. Huron.-[no. 4] Boston Corbett adjourns the House of Representatives [by George A. Huron] Reprint from the 17th Biennial report of the Kansas historical society, 1911. 4 p.

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Huron, George A.

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Leupp, Francis E. (Francis Ellington), 1849-1918

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Moyer, William H.

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Corbett, Boston, 1832-

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Soldier; 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...

Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865

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Actor; assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. From the description of John Wilkes Booth-Miller collection, 19??-1946 / Ernest Conrad Miller. (Allegheny College). WorldCat record id: 44935230 From the description of Papers, 1863 June-1865 April. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27418055 From the description of Letter: Franklin, [Pennsylvania], to John, [18]64 June 17. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27418059 ...

Biddle, T. C.

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