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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02913.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of one book and pamphlets on Abraham Lincoln |
| Title | Death of Abraham Lincoln : a discourse on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. president of the United States, April 14, 1865, delivered at North Colebrook, Conn., April 23, 1865 by Rev. William Goodwin, pastor of the Baptist church |
| Date | 1865 |
| Author | Goodwin, William (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by David B. Moseley. Compares the people of ancient Israel to Americans. Argues that politics should be guided by religion. States that "men cannot govern themselves without the wholesome restraint of Christianity." Asserts that law has been slacking in the country and comments that " if laws can be executed in no other way, they must be enforced by the sword." He makes these remarks in reference to the punishment that he feels was deservedly given to Booth and the other Lincoln conspirators. |
| Subjects | Assassination Religion President Lincoln Assassination Death Politics Law Government and Civics Death Penalty Civil War |
| People | Goodwin, William (fl. 1864-1865) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |