Lincoln’s Grave Robbers Characters – Flashcards
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Allie Boyd
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Counterfeiter, wife to Ben Boyd
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Benjamin Boyd
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One of the nation's top engravers of counterfeit plates.
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Mary Butterworth
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Skilled counterfeiter in early 1700s Massachusetts
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Jack Hughes
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Shover of counterfeit currency, one of the Lincoln body snatchers.
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James "Big Jim" Kennally
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Boss of counterfeiting ring, mastermind behind Lincoln body snatching plot.
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Nat Kinsey
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Expert engraver, Secret Service informer.
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Pete McCartney
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Famous counterfeiter, brother-in-law to Ben Boyd
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Terrence Mullen
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Distributor of counterfeit currency, one of the Lincoln body snatchers.
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Thomas Sharp
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Leader of counterfeiting gang, failed in first attempt to steal Lincoln's body.
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James Brooks
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Chief of the Secret Service at time of body snatching plot.
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George Hay
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Private detective, hired by Tyrrell to catch body snatchers.
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Patrick Tyrrell
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Chief Operative of Chicago District of the Secret Service, led attempt to catch body snatchers.
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Elmer Washburn
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Former chief of the Secret Service, assisted Tyrrell on body snatching case.
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Belle Bruce
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Resident of Springfield, helped expose first plot to steal Lincoln.
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Charles Deane
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Chicago lawyer, friend of Patrick Tyrrell.
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John English
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Reporter of the Chicago Tribune newspaper, first to break story of attempted tomb robbery.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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Republican candidate for president in 1876.
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Mary Todd Lincoln
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Widow of Abraham Lincoln.
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Bill Neely (A.K.A. Billy Brown)
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Chicago bricklayer, roper for Secret Service.
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William O'Brian
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Defense lawyer, defended Hughes and Mullen at trial.
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John Carroll Power
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Custodian of Lincoln Monument.
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Samuel Tilden
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Democratic candidate for president in 1876.
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Lewis C. Swegles
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Career criminal, roper who informed Secret Service of plot to steal Lincoln's body.
