John Wilkes Booth last letter

[observer]

Letter given by Booth to John Mathews on day of Linclon death printed in ..Evening star December 7, 1881 p.6
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/...d-1/seq-6/

John Mathews died January 11, 1905
https://digitalcollections.library.oakla...12ede7.pdf

[Steve]

Matthews destroyed Booth's letter after the assassination. The letter in the article is Matthews' recreation of it based on his memories and Booth's other writings.


https://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jala/262986...0familiar.