[mairdie]

GGF was one of the special judge advocates at the trial, and put together the Library of Congress records when it was over. Really exciting to have the microfilm in his handwriting.

http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/burnett/lincoln.htm



Please find and send me a boy called Slackman or Bushman connected with Ford's Theater, and the man Jake, the Carpenter at the Theater referred to by the boy Slackman in his statement to James P. Ferguson. Please attend to this at once.
Very Respy
Your Obt Svt
H.L. Burnett
Judge Advocate

[bgill]

In those days, the language was eloquent and there was pride in penmanship.

Today, dey don’t know nuffin’ ‘bout dat dare cursive type writin’.