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John Wilkes Booth gives Isabel Sumner four photographs of himself in a variety of poses. In this photo Booth wears a black coat and hat in a pose that has him leaning his left arm against a bannister while facing the camera at his right. Booth…

John Wilkes Booth gives Isabel Sumner four photographs of himself in a variety of poses. In this photo Booth wears a black suit under an open grey coat and faces the camera. On the reverse side of the photograph is inscribed in pencil: J. W. Booth.

President Abraham Lincoln places an order for J.T. Headley's two volume The Great Rebellion: A History of the Civil War in the United States. A salesman for Hartford publisher Hurlbut & Williams took this specimen volume -- contents,…

John Wilkes Booth gives Isabel Sumner four photographs of himself in a variety of poses. In this photo Booth strikes a standing pose facing to his left. On the reverse side of this photograph is the photographer's mark with a cancelled two-cent…

Edwin Booth Grossman writes Franklyn Lenthall that he is happy to hear from him but is unable to grant Lenthall's request for family photographs. Grossman states, however, that he will be attending Lenthall's lecture on April 9.

Edwin Booth Grossman thanks Franklyn Lenthal for his interest in his (Grossman's) grandfather and family. Lenthal gives lectures on Edwin Booth and is a collector of Booth mementos.

The last leaf of a six page letter by Ann to Franklyn Lenthall describes how she and husband Peter walked into an empty old house in Fishkill, New York, where they found in the only thing left in the house, a trunk in the basement, a piece of Booth…

Mary L. Hooff writes to Gerard J. Buchman forwarding a letter found her brother found that was addressed to Samuel Bland Arnold with "some connection" to John Wilkes Booth.

John Linden Roll forwards various Lincoln materials to John E. Boos for his Lincoln collection. Roll's large collection of Lincoln materials is becoming "...quite a burden in caring for it and entertaining the many callers and correspondents." As a…

Thre Trust Department of The American Security and Trust Company of Washington, D.C., issues its typed statement of the Mary Harlan Lincoln Trust Account for the period of Jan. 3 - Feb. 3, 1942. The statement is composed of nine pages stapled…

Tania Nadel writes Edwin Booth Grossman that she enjoyed his show at the Marie Harriman Gallery and would like to buy a canvas that is not too expensive. Nadel's letter includes its envelope.

Marie Harriman Gallery issues a press release for its exhibition entitled "Paintings by Edwin Booth Grossman: Jan. 13 - Feb. 1, 1941" held at its New York City gallery. Edwin Booth Grossmann painted landscapes and marine studies in a style derived…

John Linden Roll signs and adds his own interlineations to a typed manuscript entitled "The Story of the Rolls" that recounts the story of the Roll family and its connection with Abraham Lincoln. John Roll is the last living member of his family to…

Ellen Hopkins writes and signs an account of the opening of Abraham Lincoln's casket in 1887 and again in 1901 noting that he has in his possession the sheet of metal cut from the section of the casket that was over the face of Lincoln. The account…

Edgar Lee Masters writes, signs, and dates his twelve line poem "Anne Rutledge".

Mary Lincoln Beckwith writes and signs a check for $20 to J. McKenney Berry.

Edwin J. Foster writes: "I saw Mr. Lincoln first at Freeport Ill. When 9 1/2 years old with my father in his 2nd debate with Douglas 1858" [Signed:] Edwin J. Foster, Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic." Foster served as commander…

Ninety year old Philip Lord Kimball recounts hearing John Wilkes Booth and another man on a horse-drawn bus discuss the murder of an unnamed person. He later comes to understand that they may have been referring to a plot to assassinate President…

George C. Madison, cashier for the law firm of Isham, Lincoln, and Beale, forwards a memo to Laura Isham, the wife of Robert Todd Lincoln's law partner.

Lincoln scholar William Barton sends a signed typed letter to Mrs. Skeel describing work on his various books.

Robert Todd Lincoln replies to a request from Mrs. Stuart Mosby Coleman for the names and photographs of his children and grandchildren. Lincoln understands that Mrs. Coleman is the daughter of Colonel John S. Mosby whom he "remembers very…

Jesse W. Weik writes to John E. Boos regarding various Lincoln papers and identifying certain individuals. The accompanying envelope has the Greencasle Telephone Co. return address with Weik's name handwritten above it.

A note in the lower left hand corner of a pencil drawing of a balding man with a mustache reads: "Caricature of me by Massenguer made at Cafe Gallant Dec. 24, 1923." The drawing is thought to be of Edwin Booth Grossman. On the reverse side of the…

George Williams writes a revealing letter to his niece regarding the accuracy of William H. Herndon's work on Lincoln and recounting much Herndon family history.

Robert Todd Lincoln writes the draft of a letter to Mrs. Ferguson deploring William H. Herndon's distortions and "outrages," about his father and commenting on proposals for the Lincoln home in Springfield.