To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
Correspondence of George A. Huron who was appointed guardian of Boston Corbett after he was committed to an insane asylum in Topeka, Kansas. Corbett is known as the man who killed John Wilkes Booth following President Lincoln's assassination. Corbett escaped from the asylum in May 1888. This correspondence relates to Huron's guardianship of Corbett and matters of his estate following his disappearance and presumed death.
Date: 1887-1913
Item Number: 307434
Call Number: Boston Corbett Coll. #318, Box 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 307434
Collections - Manuscript - Corbett, Boston
Community Life - Community services - Mental health facilities
Community Life - Community services - Welfare - Welfare facilities - Asylums
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Corbett, Boston, b. 1832
Places - Cities and towns - Concordia
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Cloud
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/307434