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THOMAS P. (BOSTON) CORBETT Autograph Card of The Man Who Shot John Wilkes Booth

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
THOMAS P. (BOSTON) CORBETT Autograph Card of The Man Who Shot John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln Related
“Boston Corbett” who Shot John Wilkes Booth Display
THOMAS P. “BOSTON” CORBETT (1832-1894). Union Army Soldier who Shot and Killed President Abraham Lincoln's Assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
Boston Corbett Signed Signature Card, “Boston Corbett.” in a Presentation Display, Choice Crisp Near Mint. This display includes the 3.5" x 2" Signed Card with Autograph of “Boston Corbett” housed in a handsome silver inner border lined matted display that shows reproduction examples of the first Booth issued Reward Poster, a large central Portrait of Corbett, and an early captioned W.R. Leigh illustration of “The Capture of John Wilkes Booth,” all originating from later references. The signature Card is fully original being very bold and beautifully Signed “Boston Corbett,” measuring about 2.75” long in this excellent display.
Boston Corbett was one of 26 men chosen from the 16th New York Cavalry to pursue John Wilkes Booth after the latter assassinated President Lincoln. Booth was cornered in a tobacco barn on the Virginia farm of Richard Garrett. The barn was set ablaze, but Booth remained inside. Corbett shot Booth through a crack in the barn wall, delivering a mortal wound from which Booth died several hours later. Corbett was arrested for a short time after the shooting but the charges were dropped and he received part of the reward money for the capture of Booth.