Abraham+Lincoln+Assassination+info+Samw09

^ That's how much you'd get now for catching Lincoln's assassin...
 * $681770.11** in the year 2008 has the same "purchase power" as **$50000** in the year 1865.

John Wilkes Booth was Lincoln's assassin In 1864, Booth began organizing a group to take Lincoln hostage By 1865, Booth had organized the group that consisted of Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen, John Surratt, Lewis Powell (alias Paine or Payne), George Atzerodt, and David Herold. March 17th, 1865; Booth wanted to capture Lincoln at a play that was to take place at a hospital in the outskirts of Washington, but Lincoln changed his plans and didn't attend.

[] < -- Lincoln's Dream before he was assassinated