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(LINCOLN ASSASSINATION.) CORBETT, BOSTON. Large Autograph Document Signed, titled at the top "Statement of Boston Corbett," detailing the capture and
(LINCOLN ASSASSINATION.) CORBETT, BOSTON. Large Autograph Document Signed, titled at the top "Statement of Boston Corbett," detailing the capture and shooting of John Wilkes Booth. 1 page, approximately 21x16 1/2 inches; dampstained, cellotape stains, toned overall; matted. Topeka, 19 January 1887
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Notes: unusual first-hand account of booth's capture by the man who shot him.
"... Arriving at Garretts Farm, the Lieut said to me Booth is in that house, ride through the command, and see that every man's pistol is in readiness for use. I did so and supplied two of our men with caps for their revolvers, who were out of caps. On entering the premises we found the men were no longer in the house, but had taken refuge in the barn. A surrender was demanded and refused. Booth declaring that he would not be taken alive. After much parleying Herold concluded to surrender, and was at once put under guard. The tobacco barn was then fired by Conger, the detective and Booth could then be seen. A single pistol shot from a Colts revolver brought him down and the capture was effected. A doctor was sent for who pronounced the wound fatal. Inside of three hours he was dead... April 26 1865 was the day when God avenged Abraham Lincoln's death..."
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