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Sympathy letter to Edwin Booth concerning brother John Wilkes Booth

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Booth-Grossman family papers

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Series I: Edwin Booth

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Sub-series 1 - Correspondence

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Correspondence / Edwin Booth

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Title
Sympathy letter to Edwin Booth concerning brother John Wilkes Booth
Names
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893 (Addressee)
Collection

Booth-Grossman family papers

Series I: Edwin Booth

Sub-series 1 - Correspondence

Correspondence / Edwin Booth

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1865-04-23
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Mss 1967-001
Shelf locator: Box 1, folder 13
Topics
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Content: Miscellaneous letters to Edwin Booth. Includes fan mail and letters from unidentified correspondents, including a condolence letter (incomplete) written after the Lincoln assasination and the death of John Wilkes Booth.
Type of Resource
Text
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14686277
MSS Unit ID: 21475
Archives EAD ID: 572183
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 29e4d480-0044-0130-a1ed-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1833: Creator Born
  • 1865: Created
  • 1893: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Sympathy letter to Edwin Booth concerning brother John Wilkes Booth" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1865. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c7d991e-4b3d-2424-e040-e00a18063c3f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Sympathy letter to Edwin Booth concerning brother John Wilkes Booth" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c7d991e-4b3d-2424-e040-e00a18063c3f

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1865). Sympathy letter to Edwin Booth concerning brother John Wilkes Booth Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c7d991e-4b3d-2424-e040-e00a18063c3f

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Sympathy letter to Edwin Booth concerning brother John Wilkes Booth