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"New-York Tribune" Dating from April 27, 1865, 12 Days After Lincoln's Assassination, Reporting on Lincoln's Funeral Train & Booth Conspiracy Theories

An issue of the "New-York Tribune," Vol. XXV, No. 7,506 published on Thursday, April 27, 1865. 8pp, the closely printed pages measuring 15.875" x 21" when unfolded. Expected wear including folds, wrinkles, and chipped creases. Scattered foxing and stains, else very good to near fine. Possibly deaccessioned from a museum or library since it is inscribed in pencil "discarded" and stamped "CThist" in the upper right hand corner of the first page.

There was certainly a lot of news to report in April 1865. On April 2nd, the Confederate capital at Richmond fell; on April 9th, Union General Ulysses S. Grant accepted the unconditional surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House. On April 14th, 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) had been shot at Ford's Theater by Southern sympathizer and matinee actor John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865). The president never regained consciousness and expired on the morning of April 15th.

In the weeks following these dramatic events, "New-York Tribune" editors kept the public informed. The front page of its April 27, 1865 issue contained right-column articles on Lincoln's funeral train, which was then halfway through its 1,700-mile journey to Springfield, Illinois for the president's interment (headline: "The Obsequies / The Remains at Albany / A Popular Ovation / The Cortege On Its Way Westward"); and continued its coverage on the health of Secretary of State William H. Seward and his son Frederick Seward, both of whom had been attacked the night of Lincoln's assassination (headline: "The Sewards / The Secretary Rides Out - His Son Improving.")

Details about Lincoln's funeral cortege as it traveled through New York City, Poughkeepsie, Albany, Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse and other stops in New York state are continued on the fifth page of this issue, (headline: "The Obsequies.") Also on page five is a tantalizing pair of stories about recent "sightings" of John Wilkes Booth, who had actually been killed on April 26th, a day earlier (headline: "The Assassination / The Younger Booth Arrested / His Knowledge of the Crime Presumed / Excitement in Washington / The Assassin Supposed to be at the Kirkwood House / Unearthing Suspicious Characters.") The news of Booth's death near Port Royal, Virginia had not yet reached the offices of the "New-York Tribune"; the paper would report Booth's death the following day, on April 28th. It is interesting to note that by the end of the assassination investigation, two of Booth's brothers, Junius Brutus, Jr. (1821-1883) and Joseph (1840-1902) would be arrested, interrogated, and released on charges of advanced knowledge of the assassination. Booth's sister Asia (1835-1888) and her husband John Clarke (1833-1899) were also suspected of complicity.

This issue also contains the latest war news concerning Union control of Mobile, Richmond, and Raleigh; international reactions to the imminent end of the Civil War; as well as all of the wonderful advertisements, shipping notices, and marriage announcements one can find in newspapers of this period.

The "New-York Tribune" was established by influential newspaper editor Horace Greeley in 1841. During the Civil War-era, the Republican leaning daily was the highest circulating newspaper in New York City.

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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