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Raymond, Henry Jarvis (1820-1869) The New York times. [Vol. 14 no. 4255 (May 15, 1865)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08801 Author/Creator: Raymond, Henry Jarvis (1820-1869) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 15 May 1865 Pagination: 8 p. ; 56 x 39 cm. Order a Copy

Includes detailed descriptions of the conspirators in the court room. The testimony of A. W. Lee (military detective), Mr. Floyd, and Robert R. Jones (clerk of Kirkwood House) are also given.
Jefferson Davis and his family are captured in Irwin County, Gerogia by Col. Pritchard. Davis attempts to escape by disguising himself in his wife's petticoat. Along with Davis and his family, Postmaster General Reagan, Col. Harrison his personal secretary, and others were also captured.

The first issue of The New York Daily Times was published on September 18, 1851. "Daily" was dropped from the title in 1857. The paper was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones.

Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865
Spangler, Edward, 1825-1875
Herold, David E., 1844-1865
Payne, Lewis, 1845-1865
O'Laughlin, Michael, -1867
Mudd, Samuel Alexander, 1833-1883
Atzerodt, George A., 1835-1865
Arnold, Samuel Bland, 1834-1906
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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