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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02913.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of one book and pamphlets on Abraham Lincoln |
| Title | The lesson of the hour : justice as well as mercy, a discourse preached on the Sabbath following the assassination of the President, in the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. by John Chester |
| Date | 1865 |
| Author | Chester, John (1832-1910) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by Washington Chronicle Print. Blames Lincoln's assassination on the rebel Southern states, slavery, and those from the North that have aided and sympathized with the rebels. States that the "duty of the hour" is to make sure that the heaviest punishment is given to rebel leaders and instigators by the hands of the government. |
| Subjects | Assassination Religion President Lincoln Assassination Civil War African American History Copperheads Confederate States of America Slavery Death Death Penalty Law Government and Civics |
| People | Chester, John (1832-1910) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| 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 |