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These records relate to the investigation of persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (April 14, 1865). They contain copies of correspondence received and sent by the military commission investigating the assassination; summaries of evidence of possible use in the trial; proceedings of and exhibits used in the court martial (May 9-June 29, 1865); and a record of the trial published in the newspaper Daily National Intelligencer (May 16-June 30, 1865). Continue…
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Additional documents related to the court-martial are featured in the National Archives Eyewitness exhibit at www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/html.php?section=13.NationalArchivesEducation commented on this Spotlight. (09 Mar 2009)
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Annotation added: Testimony of Dr. T.S. Verdi--Doctor who treated William Seward
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Investigation and Trial Papers Relating to the Assassination of President Lincoln. Original data from: The National Archives
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