In 1886, Alexander Williamson was interviewed by a newspaper reporter. He’d been quietly working in the treasury department, at a job given to him by Abraham Lincoln and secured by Mary Lincoln after her husband’s death. But now, things were different. The article reported that “he is turned out to shift for himself in his old age.” The reason? “The wish of the great and good Lincoln had been sacredly regarded by all previous administrations, until the present one came into power and began to abolish war memories by ostracizing loyal men and filling their places with ex-confederate soldiers.”
I am extremely interested to learn more about the play that Alexander Williamson wrote about President Lincoln’s assassination and death. I would like to know if it still exists and where it is located and if it is available for research purposes?
I am extremely interested to learn more about the play that Alexander Williamson wrote about President Lincoln’s assassination and death. I would like to know if it still exists and where it is located and if it is available for research purposes?