... came to him only now when he discovered he had an opportunity to kill at the same time the two men chiefly responsible for the South's impending defeat. Perhaps the prospect of the twin killing led his despairing mind to imagine the effect upon the Union of the killing of still more leaders" (Hanchett 53). At their 8:00 p.m. meeting in a hotel ... 4 Paine was assigned to take care of Secretary of State William Seward who was recuperating at home from a carriage accident (Borreson 12) . Paine talked himself into Secretary's house in Lafayette Park by stating that he was delivering medici...

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