Letter from Augustus Clark to John A. Andrew, 5 May 1865

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Augustus Clark to John A. Andrew, 5 May 1865
Description:
War Department employee August Clark's letter to Massachusetts Governor John A. Andrew offering a relic from the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 14-15 April 1865.
Author:
Clark, Augustus
Addressee:
Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867
Date:
May 5, 1865
Format:
Manuscripts
Location:
Massachusetts Historical Society
Collection (local):
Massachusetts Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Towels
Bloodstains
Correspondence
United States--History--1861--1865
Assassination
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Places:
United States
Extent:
24.8 cm x 20 cm
Link to Item:
https://www.masshist.org/database/3043
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
nuview_3043