Year Created: 1881
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To General Sherman:
I have just shot the President. I shot him several times as I wished him to go as easily as possible. His death was a political necessity. I am a lawyer, theologian, and politician. I am a stalwart of the Stalwarts. I was with Gen. Grant, and the rest of our men in New York during the canvass. I am going to the jail. Please order out your troops and take possession of the Jail at once. Very respectfully, Charles Guiteau
On same folio, ANS note by Sherman addressed from “Headquarters of the Army, Washington, D.C. July 2, 1881,” in which he states that “I don’t know the writer. Never heard of him or saw him to my knowledge.”
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Manuscripts Collection, Georgetown University Library, Booth Family Center for Special Collections, Washington, D.C.
http://hdl.handle.net/10822/557281
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