Affidavit/Address by Guiteau: "To the American People ...", 1881-06-16

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Scope and Contents

Contains 3 sheets/3 page manuscript signed by Guiteau, used as a courtroom exhibit by Edmond Bailey:

"Washington June 16, 1881. To the American People: I conceived the idea of removing the President four weeks ago. Not a soul knew of my purpose. I conceived the idea myself and kept it to myself. I read the newspapers carefully for and against the Administration, and gradually the conviction settled on me that the President's removal was a political necessity, because he proved a traitor to the men that made him, and thereby imperilled the life of the Republic ... This is not murder. It is a political necessity ..."

Dates

Creation: 1881-06-16

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