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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06319 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | My Case |
| Date | 1 June 1882 |
| Author | Guiteau, Charles (1841-1882) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Faded ink. "For Saturday's Star." A poem justifying his assassination of President Garfield. "I executed / the Divine command. And Garfield did remove / to save my party / and my country / from the bitter fate of war...." The fifth page has had a slip of paper attached to lower third of page, adding six lines of poetry. (Some staining from the glue used.) |
| Subjects | President Assassination Poetry |
| People | Garfield, James Abram (1831-1881) Guiteau, Charles Julius (1841-1882) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |