to A. E. Allen

Wallace, Lewis, 1827-1905 to A. E. Allen

GLC07740.01

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GLC#
GLC07740.01
Type
Letters
Date
3 March 1895
Author/Creator
Wallace, Lewis, 1827-1905
Title
to A. E. Allen
Place Written
Indianapolis, Indiana
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 31 cm, Width: 25 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The Gilded Age

Apologizes for the delay of the photograph. States that assassination trial was "perfect in every respect." Provides the name of the officers that tried the Lincoln conspirators. The list of names accompanies a photograph that has been pasted on a piece of board along with the letter (GLC07740.02). The letter is also accompanied by three newspaper clippings entitled: "Was Mary Surrat guilty?", "He might have hanged", and "Gen. Holt dead." A short biography on Lewis Wallace is pasted adjacent to the photograph.
The extent given is that of the board on which various pieces are pasted on.

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