Proclamation

Title

Proclamation

Subject

Politics and government

Description

Also a news story, p. 3, "Wilkes Booth Shot!" as well as news of the paroling of Lee's army, President Johnson's remarks upon taking the oath of office, and the passage of the 13th Amendment by the Arkansas legislature.

On p. 2 is a dispatch from Richmond saying that President Jeff. Davis fled with "gold plunder... [hoping] to get to Mexico or Europe."

Also on p. 2 is the speech of President Johnson April 22 to the Indiana delegation in Washington, D.C. "Traitors must be punished and imprisoned and their social power destroyed," he said. Johnson said he would not abolish the states.

Abstract

Governor Elwood Evans' proclamation of "a day of humiliation and prayer" for the assassination of President Lincoln.

Creator

Elwood Evans, governor of Washington Territory

Source

Seattle Weekly Gazette

Publisher

Seattle, WA: J.R. Watson

Date Issued

1865-05-04

References

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Medium

Web

Type

article

Bibliographic Citation

Vol. 1, iss. 51, p. 2, col. C

Temporal Coverage

1865

Provenance

Washington State Archives

URL

www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx

Start Page

2

End Page

2

Geolocation