Letter, 1865 April 15, Washington, D.C., to Surgeon General J.K. Barnes.

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Letter, 1865 April 15, Washington, D.C., to Surgeon General J.K. Barnes.

Report of the autopsy performed on the body of Abraham Lincoln, 15 April, 1865.

[4] leaves. 28 cm.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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