Front page of the Saturday, April 15, 1865, of "The New York Herald" newspaper (Vol. XXX, No. 104) with an ink profile of President Abraham Lincoln, top center. 6 columns of print detail the assassination and death of President Lincoln as well as an account of a second assassination attempt of Secretary Seward and the wounding of his son, Frederick Seward, who was trying to defend his father in the Seward home.
Jefferson Davis' Last Proclamation (April 5, 1865) and "The Evacuation of the Rebel Capital" from Danville, VA (printed in the Danville, VA, Register) also appear on this page.
On the reverse is a large ad for GRAIN-O, non-caffeinated coffee manufactured by The Genesee Pure Food Co. of Le Roy, N.Y. Editor James Gordon Bennett has written "Assassination of President Lincoln and Attempt to Assassinate Secretary Seward." Accounts of Sherman's movements appear. Additional advertisements include Kemp's Balsam cough cure and Lane's tea as remedy for constipation.
Some stains in left margin and on lower left corner. A few small tears on lower right edge. Two missing (worn) section in upper right margin above 'LD'. Horizontal and vertical fold marks are not too noticeable. This page was carefully stored flat.