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Correspondence, notes, and articles regarding Mary Eugenia Jenkings Surrat, The Case for Mrs. Surratt, John Harrison Surrat, and Confederate Courier. Includes reviews for Confederate Courier.

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Correspondence about Mary Surratt, American Legion, John H. Surratt, Louis J. Weichman, the Arsenal Building, the District Penitentiary, Jenkins Hill, and Confederacy data. Includes descriptions of Washington D.C. in Abraham Lincoln's time and the Sons of Liberty. Contains handwritten notes about John Wilkes Booth, a typed note about "Mrs. G." and "Mrs. L.", and a magazine article about George Washington as an army recruiter.

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Magazine photograph of Mary Surratt; newspaper clipping (April 12, 1957) of Surratt hanging; newspaper clipping (Jan. 5, 1968) of Lincoln; typed description of hanging and people present; correspondence about Beverly Tucker and assassination of Abraham Lincoln; handwritten statement by Helen Jones Campbell about Lincoln and Charles T. P. Chiniquy in 1856.

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Correspondence of Helen Jones Campbell regarding the Surratt case, Surratt genealogy, and various people associated with Mary Surratt. Newspaper articles, including Helen Jones Campbell as the speaker at the Hampton Woman's Club. Extracts from Maryland Court Order books, 1843-67

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Newspaper articles about last surviving Confederate officer, the North and South in the editorial, Richmond in 1859, honoring Confederate soldiers on Memorial Day, 1947, and review of Belle Boyd Confederate Spy. Correspondence about original letters by George Washington to Frederick Burnby's ancestors, Why Was Lincoln Murdered, Father McAdams' death, Diary of a Williamsburg Hostess, and Mary Surratt's rosary. Xerox copy cover of Mary Surratt play by Surrattsville Jr. High.

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Correspondence about In the Shadow of Lincoln's Death, selling some historical objects, discussing This One Mad Act, Knights of the Golden Circle, Surratt material, the play "The Common Glory", the Rock Point Hotel, Port Tobacco, Mrs. William H. Surratt (second generation descendent of John Surratt), a play on Mary Surratt, Zouave material, Confederate Courier, and James Fowle. Typed notes about routes out of Washington, crossings, Colonel Dahlgreen, Thomas Nelson Conrad,...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Correspondence about John Surratt and the Confederate Secret Service, Mary Todd Lincoln and family, Mary Surratt material collected by Ella V. Mahoney, Louis J. Weichman, Otto Eisenschiml, John Surratt, Monsignor Thomas Conroy. Handwritten notes about the trial of Mary Surratt. Typed notes about prisoner exchange, Abraham Lincoln's death, Mary Surratt and family, and surrender terms for the Army of Northern Virginia. Xerox copy of play flyers for "The Story of Mary...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Correspondence about petition to clear Mary Surratt's name, Surratt genealogy, plaque for Mary Surratt, Confederate Courier, The Case for Mrs. Surratt, book reviews, John Wilkes Booth, John H. Surratt, "Stonewall" Jackson, Abraham Lincoln dinner addresses, Lincoln lineage, Seymour C. Jerome, Bickley papers with National Archives, and Abraham Lincoln's bullet. Newspaper articles about the obituary of John Wilkes Booth, clearing Mary Surratt's name, and Abraham Lincoln's...

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Typed bibliography and records left by particpants for The Case for Mrs. Surratt. Confederate Courier manuscript sources, reporters' publications. Quote about false statements by George Townsend and quotes from A Rebel's Recollections by George Cary Eggleston. Official records by Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

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Information and correspondence about the Old Capitol Prison, the Confederate naval vessel David, The Case for Mrs. Surratt, Charles Benedict Calvert and Benjamin Gwinn Harris, John Surratt, Mary Surratt's grave, and Belle Boyd.

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Scope and Contents Program of "The Story of Mary Surratt" play starring Dorothy Gish and Kent Smith with related newspaper and magazine articles. Newspaper article about Helen Jones Campbell. Correspondence about Surratt genealogy, Montauk cell door, Mary Surratt, and John Lloyd. Information about Fort Sedgewick.

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Address of Carl Sandburg before the joint session of Congress, February 12, 1959. Correspondence about a picture of Mary Surratt, Mary Surrat's vindication, and Guy W. Moore's The Case of Mrs. Surratt. Information on Abraham Lincoln's letter to Mrs. Bixby, a true story.

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Correspondence and information regarding The Case for Mrs. Surratt, Otto Eisenschiml, Mary G. Bryan - Historian of Georgia, Jefferson Davis, statistics of whites, freemen, and slaves taken from Harper's Pictorial History of the Great Rebellion, Belle Boyd, hanging of women during the Civil War, and the U.S. Steamsloop Brooklyn.

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Material regarding Elmira Prison, Confederate Courier and reviews, Old Capitol Prison, Louis J. Weichman and Johnny Surratt's enlistment, "Elizabeth, Captive Princess:, Thomas Jefferson and his slaves, publication date and publicity for Confederate Courier, and the burning of John Surratt's letters.

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Various information for Confederate Courier including synopsis, Official Records, manuscript sources, bibliography, and acknowledgements.

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History of Fort Monroe during the Civil War and correspondence about The Case for Mrs. Surratt.

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Data regarding Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edward M. Stanton, William H. Seward, Ulysses S. Grant, and John Surratt in Europe. Correspondence about revisions and manuscript of Confederate Courier.

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Confederate Courier material including character list, index, and correspondence about photographs.

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Various material including Confederate Courier address lists, book sellers, and correspondence regarding after publication.

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Book reviews for Confederate Courier.

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Correspondence about Confederate Courier book orders.

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Various material researching Johnny Surratt for Confederate Courier. Includes mention of Edward M. Stanton, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Surratt, and copies of Johnny Surratt's letters to his cousin, Miss Bell Seaman.

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Correspondence about the trial of Johnny Surratt, his leaving school, and his teaching abilities. Includes reference to Louis J. Weichman, Mary Surratt, and John Wilkes Booth.

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Various material about the trial of John Harrison Surratt including John Lloyd, Otto Eisenschiml notes, Mary Surratt, and Jefferson Davis.

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Scope and Contents Two versions of "A Plot to Capture".