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Book/Printed Material Speech to the jury of Richard T. Merrick, Esq., on the trial of John H. Surratt, in the Supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting for the trial of crimes and misdemeanors, on an indictment for murder of President Lincoln : before His Honor George P. Fisher, one of the justices of the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia, commencing Monday, June 10, 1867. Reporter, a periodical devoted to religion, law, legislation, and public events

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Title

  • Speech to the jury of Richard T. Merrick, Esq., on the trial of John H. Surratt, in the Supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting for the trial of crimes and misdemeanors, on an indictment for murder of President Lincoln : before His Honor George P. Fisher, one of the justices of the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia, commencing Monday, June 10, 1867.

Other Title

  • Reporter, a periodical devoted to religion, law, legislation, and public events

Names

  • Merrick, Richard T. (Richard Thomas), 1826-1885.
  • Surratt, John H. (John Harrison), 1844-1916.
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Washington City, D.C. : R. Sutton, 1867.

Headings

  • -  Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial, Washington, D.C., 1865
  • -  Surratt, John H.--(John Harrison),--1844-1916--Trials, litigation, etc
  • -  Trials (Assassination)--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Trials (Murder)--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Assassination

Notes

  • -  "Argument for the defense."
  • -  Cover title.
  • -  A separate printing from the Reporter, v. IV, nos. 96-97, September 10-11, 1867. Pages also numbered [427], 428-454, [455].
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  digital files not viewed ; td12 2009-01-12
  • -  Recat. to AACR2: vj14 09-28-98.
  • -  LAC tnb 2020-10-08 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 16, 15 p. ; 27 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E457.5 .S972
  • KF223.L47 M47 1867

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 20020893

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Merrick, Richard T, John H Surratt, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. Speech to the jury of Richard T. Merrick, Esq., on the trial of John H. Surratt, in the Supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting for the trial of crimes and misdemeanors, on an indictment for murder of President Lincoln: before His Honor George P. Fisher, one of the justices of the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia, commencing Monday. Washington City, D.C.: R. Sutton, 1867. Image. https://www.loc.gov/item/20020893/.

APA citation style:

Merrick, R. T., Surratt, J. H. & Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. (1867) Speech to the jury of Richard T. Merrick, Esq., on the trial of John H. Surratt, in the Supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting for the trial of crimes and misdemeanors, on an indictment for murder of President Lincoln: before His Honor George P. Fisher, one of the justices of the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia, commencing Monday. Washington City, D.C.: R. Sutton. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/20020893/.

MLA citation style:

Merrick, Richard T, John H Surratt, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. Speech to the jury of Richard T. Merrick, Esq., on the trial of John H. Surratt, in the Supreme court of the District of Columbia, sitting for the trial of crimes and misdemeanors, on an indictment for murder of President Lincoln: before His Honor George P. Fisher, one of the justices of the Supreme Court for the District of Columbia, commencing Monday. Washington City, D.C.: R. Sutton, 1867. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/20020893/>.