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THB[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]. HUNTER, General David (1802-1886)....
Lot 63
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This premier auction features a select group of unusual, uncommon, and choice rarities. A carefully curated offering of printed matter, autographs, and other ephemeral objects, the sale will be led by a first edition of The Book of Mormon, the most important nineteenth century religious book printed in the United States. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
This premier auction features a select group of unusual, uncommon, and choice rarities. A carefully curated offering of printed matter, autographs, and other ephemeral objects, the sale will be led by a first edition of The Book of Mormon, the most important nineteenth century religious book printed in the United States. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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[LINCOLN ASSASSINATION]. HUNTER, General David (1802-1886). Signed Pass to the Trial of the Co-Conspirators of John Wilkes Booth. Printed card signed by Hunter on recto (as ?President of the Commission"), verso blank. No attendee's name or other information written in the various blanks. Approximately 2 x 3 ?". Fine. On May 1, 1865, President Andrew Johnson issued an Executive Order to form a nine-man military commission to try Booth's co-conspirators for the assassination of President Lincoln and the attempted overthrow of the Federal Government. The trial, presided over by General Hunter, ran from May 10 through June 30 of 1865. The trial concluded with guilty verdicts of all the conspirators (Mary Surrat, Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Dr. Samuel Mudd, Ned Spangler, Michael O'Laughlen, Samuel Arnold, John Surrat). Mary Suratt, Powell, Herold, and Atzerodt were sentenced to death and hanged; Mudd, O'Laughlen, and Arnold were sentenced to life in prison; Spangler was given a six-year sentence. This trial was controversial, as many people felt that the conspirators would have a more equitable trial in a civilian court, but a military commission was appointed as the trial was considered an Act of War during a military action. Scarce. From the renowned personal collection of Dr. George D. Lacy. Measurements: 5"L x 4"W x 1"H.
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