Collection ID: Coll. No. 041
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Dr. Joseph Janvier Woodward and Dr. Robert King Stone
- Abstract:
- Scope and content: Examination notes taken by Dr. Robert King Stone, family physician of President Abraham Lincoln, after Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Includes autopsy notes of J.J. (Joseph Janvier) Woodward, another physician who examined Lincoln. Additionally, there is an 1864 sheet containing autographs of Lincoln and his cabinet (William H. Seward, Salmon Chase, Edwin M. Stanton, Gideon Welles, J.P. Usher, M. Blair, and Edward Bates).
- Extent:
- .25 cubic feet
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and Content:
Examination notes taken by Dr. Robert King Stone, family physician of President Abraham Lincoln, after Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Includes autopsy notes of J.J. (Joseph Janvier) Woodward, another physician who examined Lincoln. Additionally, there is an 1864 sheet containing autographs of Lincoln and his cabinet (William H. Seward, Salmon Chase, Edwin M. Stanton, Gideon Welles, J.P. Usher, M. Blair, and Edward Bates).
- Biographical / Historical:
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), the 16th president of the United States, was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) on April 14, 1865. Lincoln's autopsy was attended by many doctors, including Dr. Robert King Stone (1822-1872) and Dr. J.J. (Joseph Janvier) Woodward (1833-1884)
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- Describing Archives: a Content Standard
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