1882-02-07 The Gazette Pennsylvania Newspaper Clipping Unpublished History of John Wilkes Booth Box 1, Folder 11

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1882-02-07 The Gazette Pennsylvania Newspaper Clipping Unpublished History of John Wilkes Booth Box 1, Folder 11

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Title: 1882-02-07 The Gazette, Pennsylvania Newspaper Clipping Unpublished History of John Wilkes Booth

Collection Number: MS 2015-180

Scope and Content: The Gazette, Pennsylvania newspaper clipping dated February 7, 1882. 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 Booth manhunt from the Garrett homestead.

Language: English

Type of Resource: Text

Genre: Newspaper Clipping

Digital Origin: Reformatted Digital

Subject: American Civil War

Subject: Abraham Lincoln

Subject: assassination

Subject: manhunt

Subject: Booth Manhunt

Subject: Garrett Barn

Subject: Garrett Homestead

Subject Name: Baker, L.B.

Subject Name: Booth, John Wilkes

Subject Name: Baker, Luther Byron

Inclusive Dates: February 7, 1882

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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