Just three days after the Confederate surrender by Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln was shot and killed at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865 10:15 p.m., while taking in a performance of "Our American Cousin" The contents of ol' Abes pockets was very curious, he had two pairs of spectacles and a lens polisher, a small pocketknife, his watch fob, a linen handkerchief, and a brown leather wallet containing a five-dollar Confederate note and nine newspaper clippings, including several favorable to the president and his policies.The question long asked by historians and speculated by many a researcher is. Why the five-dollar Confederate note.
Speculators claim it could have been to remind him of the struggles that lead Lee to surrender after fighting a long hard war.
We will never truly know what was in the man's mind, As Byron said "I loathe that low vice, curiosity."
Till Next Post Enjoy the world around you but always be vigilant and aware of your enviornment!
Dick Bloom
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