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John T. Ford to Hay, 1885 February 26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 41
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A note from John T. Ford letting “Hay” know he is ready to settle his debt.

Dates: 1885 February 26

"Behind the Curtains of a Conspiracy", 1889 April

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 42
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A copy of “Behind the Curtains of a Conspiracy,” North American Review, no. 389 (April 1889), p. 484-493. An article on the Lincoln assassination by John T. Ford.

Dates: 1889 April

"Our American Cousin" - Playbill, Facsimile, 1890

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 43
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Facsimile of playbill for “Our American Cousin” printed circa 1890.

Dates: 1890

"Abraham Lincoln: A History", 1890 April

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 44
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A copy of the article “Abraham Lincoln: A History,” Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, v.34, no.6 (April 1890), 428-452 by John G. Nicolay and John Hay. This is the conclusion of a multi-part article and deals with the assassination.

Dates: 1890 April

John T. Ford to Horatio King; John T. Ford to the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, 1890 April 2

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 45
Scope and Contents John T. Ford responds to a letter from Horatio King published in the April 1890 issue of Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine in a ten page manuscript dealing with the innocence of Mary Surratt, pages 6 and 8 are missing. With a one page typed transcript of excerpts from the manuscript. A later version of the manuscript, originally five pages in length, but missing page 1. A handwritten letter to the editor of the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Ford criticizing the article “Justice...
Dates: 1890 April 2

David M. Dewitt to John T. Ford, 1890 December 9

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 46
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Note to John T. Ford from attorney David M. Dewitt, who is reviewing the case of Mrs. Surratt and asks a number of questions regarding the trial and the conspirators.

Dates: 1890 December 9

San Francisco Evening Post, 1892 April 16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 47
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From the San Francisco Evening Post (April 16, 1892) comes this clipping of comments by James R. and John T. Ford on whether or not Lincoln’s blood was on his program from "Our American Cousin." With a receipt for the clipping from Henry Romeike’s Bureau of Press Cuttings.

Dates: 1892 April 16

Jphn T. Ford to The Evening Star, 1893 June 10

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 48
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In the wake of a floor collapse at his old Washington theater, Ford composed this rough draft of a letter to the Evening Star, attesting to the soundness of the structure as built.

Dates: 1893 June 10

James P. Brandt to John T. Ford, 1893 June 10

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 49
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Manager of the United Press office in Baltimore James P. Brandt sends Ford clippings and a note stating the floors failed in that part of the Washington theater built after the government seized control.

Dates: 1893 June 10

"In Memory of Lincoln", 1893 September 24

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 50
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Clipping entitled “In Memory of Lincoln” from an unidentified newspaper announcing the home where Lincoln died is open to the public as a museum.

Dates: 1893 September 24