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"To Whom It May Concern"

  • 1864

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This letter is John Wilkes Booth’s condemnation of the North and the Union. Booth refers to his serving in the capture and execution of John Brown, and his support of slavery. This letter was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer in April 1865.

Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Justice.

National Archives Identifier: 6783029

Full Citation: ‘To Whom It May Concern’; 1864; Papers Relating to John Wilkes Booth; Segregated Documents from Letters Received, 1838–1943; General Records of the Department of Justice, Record Group 60; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/to-whom-it-may-concern-1864/, December 23, 2025]

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