1886-12-09 State Republican Newspaper Clipping The Death of John Wilkes Booth Box 1, Folder 11

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1886-12-09 State Republican Newspaper Clipping The Death of John Wilkes Booth Box 1, Folder 11

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Title: 1886-12-09 State Republican Newspaper Clipping The Death of John Wilkes Booth

Collection Number: MS 2015-180

Scope and Content: State Republican newspaper clipping dated December 9, 1886. The clipping is in a scrapbook of other articles composed by Luther Byron Baker, who used an old Auditor's General book. The article recounts the escape of John Wilkes Booth and his pursuit by Lt. L.B. Baker.

Language: English

Type of Resource: Text

Genre: Newspaper Clipping

Digital Origin: Reformatted Digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: Booth Manhunt

Subject: Abraham Lincoln

Subject Name: Baker, Luther Byron

Subject Name: Baker, L.B.

Subject Name: Booth, John Wilkes

Inclusive Dates: December 9, 1886

Location of Originals: Archives of Michigan

Use Restrictions: Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.

Access Restrictions: To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.

Notes

Biography or Historical Note: Baker, Luther Byron. Mustered in First Lieutenant/Quartermaster of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiment District of Columbia Cavalry. Mustered out of service as a Second Lieutenant/Regimental Quartermaster, 2nd Brigade, 1st Regiement District of Columbia Cavalry. Entered the Secret Service in 1865 under the command of his cousin, General Lafayette C. Baker, chief of the United States Secret Service.

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