Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1838 - 1865
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Samuel Bland Arnold letters to William B. Kines
Collection — Box BW-18: [Barcode: 31151030132371], Folder: 2
Identifier: MS-0888
Abstract
Samuel Bland Arnold (1834-1906) was one of several co-conspirators in the plot to kidnap Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) that preceded his assassination by John Wilkes Booth (1838-65) on April 14, 1865. The collection contains four letters to William B. Kines, City Editor for the Baltimore American newspaper, from Samuel Arnold, and one letter from Kines to a collector. From December 8–20, 1902, Kines published sworn statements by Arnold and excerpts from his memoir under the title, ...
Dates:
1902-1903 and 1921
Found in:
Special Collections
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