Philadelphia Area Archives

Start Over People Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination

Emalea Pusey Warner reminiscences of April 15, 1865, undated (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 item (8 pages)
Abstract:: Brief reminiscence of the day of President Abraham Lincoln's death written by Emalea Pusey Warner, an instrumental spokesperson for the Women's College at the University of Delaware.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Winfield Scott Hancock papers, 1865-1872 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 item
Abstract:: This collection comprises eleven documents regarding the military career of Winfield Scott Hancock, particularly his involvement in the execution of accused Lincoln assassination conspirator, Mary Surratt, his brief command of the fifth military district (Louisiana and Texas) during Reconstruction, and biographical material which highlights his military career during the Civil War.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Matlack family letters to Samuel J. Matlack, 1862-1865 (inclusive)

Extent:: 17 item
Abstract:: This collection consists of seventeen letters written by members of the Matlack family in Philadelphia to Samuel J. Matlack while he was serving in the Union Navy aboard the USSWissahickon, a gunboat in the blockading squadron off the coast of South Carolina, during the American Civil War, from 1862-1865.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Eyewitness account of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, 1865 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 item
Abstract:: Consists of one handwritten manuscript by John H. Stevens in which he gives an eyewitness account of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]