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From: "Richard A. Pence" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Lincoln's Bodyguard?
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 23:19:01 -0400
References: <20030618233948.59291.qmail@web13406.mail.yahoo.com>


Ray, curiosity got me and I have started looking at the other Google hits.

For information on Parker, look here:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USACWparker.htm

This is a quote from that site:

"On 4th November, 1864, Parker was one of four officers who were assigned to
the White House to act as the president's bodyguard. On 14th April, 1865,
Parker was due on duty at 4.00 p.m. He arrived three hours late and after
receiving another reprimand was sent to the Ford Theatre where he was to
guard President Abraham Lincoln during the performance of Our American
Cousin."

At another site it quotes a note supposedly written by Lincoln to "his
bodyguard," William H. Crook.

Richard


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