Papers, 1865.

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Papers, 1865.

Letters, copies of affidavits and newspaper clipping concerning Doherty's claim for reward for his role in the capture of Lincoln's assassins.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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United States. Army. New York Cavalry Regiment, 16th.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

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 ...

Doherty, Edward P., d. 1897.

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Captain, 16th New York Cavalry, during Civil War; commanded troops who captured John Wilkes Booth and David Herold, Abraham Lincoln's assassins; captain, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 1866-1870. From the description of Copy of letter: Atlanta, Georgia, to [William E.] Robinson, 1868 Feb. 17. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29551815 From the description of Papers, 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29551859 ...

Herold, David E., 1844-1865

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