Account book, 1857-1858.

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Account book, 1857-1858.

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Account book, September 4, 1857-May 15, 1858, of George S.M. Waters, employed by Laura Keene to attend the door at her theatre, arrange for advertising, etc. The volume was used later as a scrapbook, and contains collections of newspaper clippings dealing with four subjects: the trial in 1870 of Daniel McFarland for the murder of Albert D. Richardson, including discussion of his insanity defense; the funeral of Horace Greeley in 1872; the unveiling of the statue of Shakespeare in Central Park in 1872; the fire in the Brooklyn Theater in 1876.

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Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872

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Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune, among the great newspapers of its time. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from New York, and was the unsuccessful candidate of the new Liberal Republican party in the 1872 presidential election against incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant, who won by a landslide. Greeley was born to a poor family in Amherst, New ...

McFarland, Daniel, 1820-

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

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...

Waters, George F.

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Employed by Laura Keene at her theatre in New York City. From the description of Account book, 1857-1858. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58670933 ...

Richardson, Albert D. (Albert Deane), 1833-1869

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Journalist. From the description of Letter of Albert D. Richardson, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449523 ...