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Contains 61 Results:

Ms. Mitchell to John T. Ford, 1865 August 26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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Letter to Ford from a Ms. [Cassie] Mitchell asking for terms to appear in Baltimore and Washington.

Dates: 1865 August 26

Edwin Clarke to John T. Ford, 1865 October 24

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
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Letter from Edwin Clarke stating Ford has Secretary Stanton’s permission to remove articles from the Washington Theater.

Dates: 1865 October 24

Recollection of Carroll Prison, 1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
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John T. Ford’s memories of Carroll Prison concerning conditions and his treatment and Ford’s assessment of Louis J. Weichmann.

Dates: 1865

Notes, 1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
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Notes made by John T. Ford regarding the Lincoln assassination. A typed transcript is included in the file.

Dates: 1865

Trial of Conspirators, 1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
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Observations by John T. Ford based on the trial transcript of the Lincoln conspirators.

Dates: 1865

Diagram of Ford Theater and environs, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
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Diagram of Ford Theater and environs. Includes handwritten notes. According to a note on the back, this diagram was used during the trial of Spengler.

Dates: undated

William Spengler to his Son, circa 1865

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
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Letter from William Spengler to his son asking for news and the truth. Also complains about his health.

Dates: circa 1865

Edwin Stanton to A. Stirling, Esq., 1865 February 1

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 29
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Letter from Edwin Stanton to A. Stirling, Esq. agreeing to continue monthly payments to Ford until the government purchases his theater.

Dates: 1865 February 1

John T. Ford ? To "Editors of the Gazette", undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 31
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Draft of a letter to “Editors of the Gazette” on the Booth family written in response to an article on the “Surratt Trial.” Much of the manuscript deals with Booth’s personality and characteristics. John T. Ford is the presumed author. Includes typed transcript.

Dates: undated

Mrs. Surratt, Mary E. - Newspaper Clippings, 1873-1915

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 36
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Newspaper articles on Mary Surratt, some without date or publication name, including the Baltimore Sun, Cincinnati Enquirer, and the Washington Star.

Dates: 1873-1915