Inherited 26 1865 New York Herald Lincoln Assassination Newspapers

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Without reading each article, I can only warn you to not take everything as gospel truth. Reporters were still reporters back then and could pad a piece or get wrong information just as they do today.

As for the value, I would tend to agree with Rick as to the lot price. I stopped collecting these newspapers years ago because they were just too cumbersome to preserve and store. We have also turned them down when offered to Surratt House Museum for the same reasons - and the fact that making originals available to researchers damages the newspapers unless handled carefully and with white gloves.

Fortunately, many of these newspapers have been digitized today and are available online to researchers. I would think that this would diminish the value of the originals?