Abraham Lincoln autopsy notes collection, 1864-1865.

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Abraham Lincoln autopsy notes collection, 1864-1865.

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Examination notes taken by Dr. Robert King Stone, family physician of President Abraham Lincoln, after Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Includes autopsy notes of J.J. (Joseph Janvier) Woodward, another physician who examined Lincoln. Additionally, there is an 1864 sheet containing autographs of Lincoln and his cabinet (William H. Seward, Salmon Chase, Edwin M. Stanton, Gideon Welles, J.P. Usher, M. Blair, and Edward Bates).

0.25 cu. ft.

Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N. Y.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8194755

Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N. Y.)

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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...

Stone, Robert King, 1822-1872

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Ophthalmic and otological surgeon of Washington, D.C. From the description of Letter, 1863, Aug. 3 : Washington, D.C., to President Lincoln. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359708 Physician and pharmacist of the District of Columbia. From the description of Cash- and receiptbook, 1865-1890, District of Columbia. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 154271504 From the description of Cash- and receiptbook, 1865-1890 : District of Columbia. (Duke...

Woodward, Joseph Janvier, 1833-1884

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Joseph J. Woodward (1833-1884) was a surgeon in U.S. Army Medical Department. He is considered a pioneer in the field of microscopic photography. Woodward was among the surgeons attending President James Garfield after he was shot by Charles Guiteau. From the guide to the Official medical bulletins relating to the health of U.S. President James Garfield, 1881, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine) Physician, head of the Army Medical Museum's Medical an...