[President Lincoln] Lincoln Assassination Article Clipped from the Missouri Democrat April 15, 1865

Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Democrat, 1865. Very Good. [President Lincoln] Lincoln Assassination Article Clipped from the Missouri Democrat, Missouri Democrat, Saint Louis, Missouri, April 15, 1865, 5 x 20 inches, 1 pp.

Newspaper clipping containing two columns of text; previous folds; three small holes just below center, text still readable; very good condition.

This is a clipping of the article about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, from the extra night report of the Missouri Democrat, Saturday, April 15, 1865. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton wrote the official government dispatch. At the time of this extra night report, President Lincoln was still alive, though he was "in a state of syncope, totally insensible, and breathing slowly; the blood oozed from the wound at the back of his head", and he was "not expected to live through the night." Also reported in this clipping is the attempted assassination of Secretary of State William Seward, who was recovering from a carriage accident at the time. Both he and his son were attacked and stabbed, and Stanton wrote that "it is hoped the wounds may not be mortal. My apprehension is that they will prove fatal."

Very rare newspaper reporting on one of the most famous events in United States history. No copies in OCLC or commerce as of February 2024.