The Darkest Dawn

by Thomas Goodrich

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ters. Copies at Ford’s Theater Archive, Washington, D.C.

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  Downing, John, Jr. Letter. Ford’s Theater Archive, Washington, D.C.

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  Maynard, George C. “That Evening at Ford’s.” Ford’s Theater Archives, Washington, D.C.

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  “Mrs. Rutherford’s Scrapbook: Valuable Information about the South: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.” Athens, Ga., 1924.

  Newgarten, Herman. Statement. Edward P. Doherty Collection, Illinois State Historical Library, Springfield.

  Northcott Collection. Diary, 1865. Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green.

  Noyes, Edward. Wisconsin’s Reaction to the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Rare Book Collection, Library of Congress.

  Owner, William. Diary. Library of Congress.

  Patton, T. R. Letter. Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

  Philips, Henry B. Statement. Ford’s Theater Archive, Washington, D.C.

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  Poole, Edmund Leicester. Letter. Library of Congress.

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  Spangler, William. Letter. John Ford Papers, Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore.

  Stanton, Edwin. Letter. Copy at Ford’s Theater Archive, Washington, D.C.

  Surratt, Anna. Letter. Edwin Stanton Papers, Library of Congress.

  Taft, Horatio Nelson. Diary. Library of Congress.

  Toffey, John J. Letter. Ford’s Theater Archive, Was
hington, D.C.

  Torrey, Charles Oscar. Papers. Library of Congress.

  Trumbull, Julia. Letter. Lyman Trumbull Collection, Illinois State Historical Library, Springfield.

  “The Truth Plainly Spoken.” Pamphlet. Illinois State Historical Library, Springfield.

  Tuttle, John W. Diary. Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort.

  “Two Letters on the Event of April 14, 1865.” Illinois State Historical Society, Springfield.

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  Willett, Gordon Arthur. Letters. Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

  Wilson, Henry. Letter. Ford’s Theater Archives, Washington, D.C.

  Newspapers

  Abilene (Kans.) Journal, 1887.

  Albany (N.Y.) Evening Journal, 1865.

  Alexandria Louisiana Democrat, 1865.

  Alton (Ill.) Telegraph, 1865.

  Baltimore American, 1865.

  Bangor (Maine) Daily Evening Times, 1865.

  Belleville (Ill.) Advocate, 1865

  Boston Daily Advertiser, 1865.

  Boston Daily Globe, 1920.

  Boston Daily Journal, 1865.

  Boston Evening Standard, 1865.

  Boston Herald, 1897.

  Bridgeport (Conn.) Evening Standard, 1865.

  Brooklyn (N.Y.) Daily Eagle, 1865.

  Chicago Evening Journal, 1865.

  Chicago Times, 1865.

  Chicago Tribune, 1865.

  Cincinnati Daily Commercial, 1868.

  Cleveland Morning Leader, 1865.

  Columbia Missouri Statesman, 1865.

  Concord New Hampshire Statesman, 1865.

  Council Bluffs (Iowa) Bugle, 1865.

  Denver Daily Rocky Mountain News, 1865.

  Detroit Advertiser and Tribune, 1865.

  Dover Delawarean, 1865.

  Frankfort (Ky.) Commonwealth, 1865.

  Frank Leslie’s Illustrated, 1865.

  Harper’s Weekly, 1865.

  Hartford (Conn.) Daily Times, 1865.

  Indianapolis Daily Journal, 1865.

  Indianapolis Daily State Sentinel, 1865.

  Lafayette (Ind.) Daily Courier, 1865.

  Lynchburg Virginian, 1864.

  Memphis Daily Avalanche, 1866.

  Milwaukee Free Press, 1914.

  Montgomery (Ala.) Daily Mail, 1865.