Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Scope and Contents The Edward I. Devitt, SJ Papers contain diaries, sermons, correspondence, manuscripts, and miscellaneous material. Of note are his accounts of early post-war social and political events in Washington, DC (box 1 folders 1-2), which often focus on the Black population of the area. Within his near-daily diaries he describes the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln; post-war legislation such as the Freedmen's Bureau Bill; anniversary celebrations of emancipation in the District; and the...

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Diary of events related to academic and church activities of Georgetown College (Feb. 1, 1865-Sept. 21, 1869) and Woodstock College (Sept. 21, 1869-Sept. 8, 1870). Abraham Lincoln's funeral mentioned.

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The collection consists of 3 folders, containing manuscripts of lectures and notes by William E. Leahy on the assassination of President Lincoln, 3 published articles on the assassination (dated between 1865-1891), and a photostatic copy of an autograph letter by Thomas E. Gardner on Booth's activites before and after the assassination (originally written in 1912).

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Autograph book that belonged to Congressman James K. Moorhead containing signatures of Abraham Lincoln and members of his Cabinet, among others.

Scope and Contents A scrapbook on Abraham Lincoln and other major figures of the Civil War, containing materials written and compiled by the Honorable Michael Twomey (Union soldier and later mayor of Windsor, Ontario) and presumably a descendent or acquaintance of the same. The contents are mostly newspaper clippings from papers across the United States dated between the 1860s and the 1930s, copied excerpts from Twomey's war diary, several photographs of Twomey including his funeral card, and a signed document...