Eyewitness account by Nicholas Jackson, 1881-07-10

File — Box: 1, Folder: 9

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Scope and Contents

Contains ALS written by Nicholas Jackson giving an eyewitness account of the shooting of President Garfield by Guiteau, submitted to the editor of the "Evening Star" and addressed from Annapolis, Md. (2 sheets + folio/7 autograph pages):

"Sir: As I was an eye witness of the shooting of President Garfield and being able to explain which shot entered the chief magistrate's body first and the course and present whereabouts of the ball that missed him I deemed it proper to impart to you the information I possess of the tragedy as it will clear away the mystery (of the lost bullet) which the newspaper men are trying to solve ..."

Dates

Creation: 1881-07-10

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