Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925 [Lincoln assassination reward]

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GLC#
GLC04527
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
1865/05/09
Author/Creator
Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925
Title
[Lincoln assassination reward]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 52 cm, Width: 41 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Reprinting the orders of Gen. James H. Wilson seeking the arrest of Jefferson Davis, Clement Clay, Jacob Thompson, George N. Saunders, Beverly Tucker and William C. Cleary. Lists the rewards for the capture of each person as follows: Davis, Clay, and Thompson, $100,000 each, Saunders and Tucker, $25,000, and Cleary, $10,000.

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