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Gideon Welles, Washington, D.C., telegram to John B. Montgomery

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Gideon Welles, Washington, D.C., telegram to John B. Montgomery

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Description: Telegram draft signed. Telegram regarding the Lincoln assassination conspirators held as prisoners and visitors to see the body of John Wilkes Booth.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1865 April 27
Call number: mssLincoln
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