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Junius Brutus Booth to unknown, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
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Undated letter from Junius Brutus Booth to unknown correspondent apologizing for an unnamed disagreement. Typed transcript of the letter included.

Dates: undated
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / MS 0371, John T. Ford manuscript collection

Junius Brutus Booth to John Finlay, Esq., 1832 September 12

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
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Letter from Junius Brutus Booth hoping to sell the Adelphi Theater addressed to John Finlay, Esq. Typed transcript of letter enclosed.

Dates: 1832 September 12
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / MS 0371, John T. Ford manuscript collection

Prayer for Mary Christine Adelaide Delaney, 1858 March 9

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
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Prayer for Mary Christine Adelaide Delaney, (first) wife of Junius Brutus Booth. Death date given as March 9, 1858. Written on Ford’s stationary with date imprint of 187_.

Dates: 1858 March 9
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / MS 0371, John T. Ford manuscript collection

Edwin Forrest to John T. Ford, 1862 March 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
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Letter from Edwin Forrest to Ford agreeing to a meeting with Ford at the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia on the afternoon of the following Friday.

Dates: 1862 March 5
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / MS 0371, John T. Ford manuscript collection

Affidavit of August Howell, 1865 March 20

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
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Affidavit of Augustus Howell. Arrested March 20, 1865, Howell was questioned in connection with the Lincoln conspiracy. Typed transcript included in file.

Dates: 1865 March 20
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / MS 0371, John T. Ford manuscript collection

John T.Ford's Record of his imprisonment, 1865 April

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
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Handwritten account by John T. Ford of his imprisonment following the Lincoln assassination with excerpts from his Carroll Prison diary.

Dates: 1865 April
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / MS 0371, John T. Ford manuscript collection

[E.] G. Thompson to John T. Ford, 1865 April 9

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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Letter from [E.] G. Thompson from Richmond, Virginia to Ford speaking of his situation and complaining of loss of liberties under the Confederacy. Includes typed transcript.

Dates: 1865 April 9
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / MS 0371, John T. Ford manuscript collection

Provost Marshal General's Office Pass, 1865 April 12

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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Provost Marshal pass for Ford to travel from Fortress Monroe to City Point, Virginia.

Dates: 1865 April 12
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / MS 0371, John T. Ford manuscript collection

Rough memoranda of events in Old Capitol Prison, 1865 April 18

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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Rough memoranda of events in Old Capitol Prison by John T. Ford with notes of Ford’s account.

Dates: 1865 April 18
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / MS 0371, John T. Ford manuscript collection

John T. Ford's Statement, 1865 April 18

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
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Hand written statement by Ford regarding his imprisonment, his opinion of John Wilkes Booth and what he learned of the assassination conspiracy while he was in prison. Writing dates from approximately 1877 as Ford states he offered assistance to Secretary of War Stanton 12 years previously. Typed transcript included.

Dates: 1865 April 18
Found in: H. Furlong Baldwin Library / MS 0371, John T. Ford manuscript collection

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