(LINCOLN ABRAHAM) Assassination issue of the Richmond Whig

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(LINCOLN, ABRAHAM.) Assassination issue of the Richmond Whig. Volume I, number 12. 8 pages, 18 1/4 x 12 inches, on one uncut folding sheet; foxing and minor wear. (MRS) Richmond, VA, 17 April 1865

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The Richmond Whig was originally a Confederate paper, but was relaunched by the occupying forces on 4 April 1865, the day after the occupation. In its first two weeks, the new paper covered the surrender of Lee at Appomattox and the assassination of President Lincoln. This issue offers substantial discussion of both events. The lead story is an editorial urging conciliation in the wake of the surrender, while an editorial on Lincoln appears on page 4. The paper's rather heavy-handed propagandistic tone is evident throughout: "Just as everything was happily conspiring to a restoration of tranquility under the benignant and magnanimous policy of Mr. Lincoln, comes this terrible blow." Provenance: sold by Arlene Orcutt to the consignor, 1983.