[Rarebooks] fs: Trial of John H. Surratt (Lincoln assassination), scarce

[Back Creek Books]

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We are pleased to offer:
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(No. 9830 )  [Lincoln Assassination]. TRIAL OF JOHN H. SURRATT IN THE 
CRIMINAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, HON. GEORGE P. FISHER PRESIDING 
(IN 2 VOLUMES).
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. First printing, Full cloth, 
Octavos, 728 & 729-1383 pages. .
      The complete transcript of Surratt's civil trial for his involvement 
in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This may well be the richest single 
source as to the facts surrounding the Lincoln assassination and related 
kidnapping conspiracy because it contains a greater depth of evidence and 
testimony than was presented at the military tribunal which convicted Mary 
Surratt and seven other Lincoln conspirators two years earlier. Immediately 
following the assassination, John Surratt fled the country and remained at 
large for nearly 2 years. His trial lasted 62 days and examined over 200 
witnesses. The jury could not reach a decision and was finally dismissed and 
the defendant released. Surratt opposed the dismissal of the jury because he 
wanted a complete acquittal. No study or collection of the Lincoln 
assassination can be complete without this rich source. MONAGHAN #896; 
MCDADE #626; HOUMES p. 95, etc. The two volumes have been rebound long ago 
in coarse black cloth over boards with the gilt-stamped title blocks from 
the original leather spines laid back down. The title pages in both volumes 
are tipped in copies. Perhaps the originals were victims of the rebinding. 
The textblocks show scattered foxing, browning, occasional mild stains, and 
a few pencilled margin notations. The last leaf of volume I has a short tear 
at inner margin, last two leaves of volume II show significant dampstaining 
though all text remains completely legible.    $1200.00
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