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These records relate to the investigation of persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (April 14, 1865). They contain copies of correspondence received and sent by the military commission investigating the assassination; summaries of evidence of possible use in the trial; proceedings of and exhibits used in the court martial (May 9-June 29, 1865); and a record of the trial published in the newspaper Daily National Intelligencer (May 16-June 30, 1865).

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Publication Number:
M599
Publication Title:
Investigation and Trial Papers Relating to the Assassination of President Lincoln
Publisher:
NARA
National Archives Catalog ID:
595601
National Archives Catalog Title:
Records Relating to Abraham Lincoln Assassination Suspects, compiled 1865 - 1865, documenting the period 1864 - 1865
Record Group:
153
Short Description:
NARA M599. Reports, correspondence, and testimony of persons connected with the Lincoln assassination trial. Also exhibits, court martial proceedings, and contemporary issues of the Daily National Intelligencer.
Roll:
0016
Document Description:
Issues of the Daily National Intelligencer, May 16-Jun 30, 1865 AND Miscellaneous Records Relating to the Court-Martial
Page:
1
Original data from:
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