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Lincoln's death Telegram found & up for auction
04-12-2019, 06:55 AM,
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RE: Lincoln's death Telegram found & up for auction
Very cool Joe! CNN says it was found in the estate of a civil war general. I then came across this; Stanton gave the note to chief telegrapher Thomas Eckert who gave it to Major General John Dix to dessimimate the news. So maybe it was found in the Dix estate.
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RE: Lincoln's death Telegram found & up for auction - by Rsmyth - 04-12-2019, 06:55 AM

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