It appears that the day of the death of President Lincoln was appointed for illuminations and rejoicings on the surrender of Lee. There is no intelligence of the death of Mr. Seward or his son. It was a dastardly deed—surely the act of a madman.
THE END.
Footnotes:
[1] Virginia undoubtedly contributed more than any other State, but they were not registered.
[2] It is held by the government now, January, 1866, and my family are homeless and destitute. Onancock, Accomac County, Va.—J. B. J.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Other than the corrections noted in the text by hover information, printer’s inconsistencies in spelling, punctuation, and hyphenation usage have been retained.
The two footnote markers [1] (Vol. I, page 114) are intentional to reflect the presentation in the original text.