Stonehouse, John B., 1813-1885 Letter regarding Lincoln's assasination with related documents [Decimalized .01-.06.02]

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A letter from John B. Stonehouse to his son that discusses the assassination of President Lincoln, and other documents related to Stonehouse and his family.

GLC#
GLC00368
Type
Header Record
Date
1865-1885
Author/Creator
Stonehouse, John B., 1813-1885
Title
Letter regarding Lincoln's assasination with related documents [Decimalized .01-.06.02]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
7 items
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War
Stonehouse, John B., 1813-1885
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Assassinations
Lincoln Assassination
Lincoln's Cabinet
Injury or Wound
President
Soldier's Letter
Union Forces
Civil War
Union Soldier's Letter
Military History

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GLC00368.01
Collection Item
Autograph letter signed

to John B. Stonehouse Jr.

April 16, 1865

Stonehouse, John B., 1813-1885

Writing to his son, John B. Stonehouse describes the interruption of the Washington, D.C. celebration of Lee's surrender by the assassination of President Lincoln and stabbing of Secretary of State William Seward. He then continues to give a detailed...

GLC00368.01
Collection Item
Document signed

[New York State militia commission for John B. Stonehouse]

13 March 1865

Fenton, Reuben Eaton, 1819-1885

Commision appointing John B. Stonehouse a colonel in the one hundred eighty-seventh New York State militia. Also signed by Bentley as Act. Asst. Adjutant General.

GLC00368.02
Collection Item
Photograph

[John Wilkes Booth]

1865 ca.

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Carte de visite of John Wilkes Booth, seated holding pipe.

GLC00368.03
GLC00368.04
Collection Item
Photograph

Cabinet portrait of John B. Stonehouse

1865 ca.

Howe, C.A., fl. 1865

Cabinet portrait of John B. Stonehouse, a witness to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Originally with letters written by Stonehouse regarding Lincoln's assassination (see GLC00368 and GLC00368.01).

GLC00368.04
Collection Item
Document signed

Certificate of Marriage

8 January 1874

Reeves, D.M., fl. 1873-1874

Partially printed marriage certificate for John B. Stonehouse and Sarah Rigley. Signed by Ullman and Reeves.

GLC00368.05
Collection Item
Header Record

Burial card and news clipping regarding death of John B. Stonehouse [Decimalized .01-.02]

24 November 1885 - 28 November 1885

GLC00368.06
Collection Item
Printed document

[Burial Card for John B. Stonehouse]

24 November 1885

Brasure, John W., fl. 1885-1891

Burial card with advertisement for John W. Brasure, undertaker, on verso.

GLC00368.06.01
Collection Item
Newspaper clipping

Interesting Biographical Sketch by Rev. S.T. Ford

28 November 1885

Ford, S.T., fl. 1885

Newspaper clipping of an obituary for John B. Stonehouse given by the Reverend S.T. Ford. Newspaper reprints words said at the funeral, "General, we shall be lonesome without you."

GLC00368.06.02