usnatarchivesexhibits: “Dearest Beloved Mother” Item from General Records of the
usnatarchivesexhibits: “Dearest Beloved Mother” Item from General Records of the Department of Justice. (1870 -) John Wilkes Booth wrote to his mother, Mary Anna Holmes Booth in the days before he assassinated President Lincoln. In the letter Booth apologizes to his mother for the potential loss of his life in the service of the South. Source: http://go.usa.gov/DypK -- source link
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