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Portrait of John Wallace Hutchinson, brother of Asa and Judson Hutchinson. The Hutchinson Family Singers were a popular American singing group that toured the United States and Great Britain in the 1840s.

In his first letter to Isabel Sumner, John Wilkes Booth writes: "Dear Miss Isabel, How shall I write you; as lover, friend, or brother." He urges her to write him at once and signs it simply "John." Booth writes from 28 E. 19th St., New York City.

John Wilkes Booth's second letter to Isabel Sumner reads: "Dearest Isabel Have you forgotten me so soon, I hope not. I have been here over a week now, and may be here a week longer I then go to New York again. This is a great country,…

John Wilkes Booth's third letter to Isabel Sumner reads: "Dearest Friend I have just returned from the mountains of Penna, God bless you, I was sure you had forgotten me. I love you, and I feel that in the fountains of my heart, a seal is set …

John Wilkes Booth's fourth letter Isabel Sumner reads: "My dear Friend, Have I in any way offended you, if so it has been unwittingly I will come at once to Boston . I am your friend Forever John".

In John Wilkes Booth's letter to Isabel Sumner, he writes: "Dearest Isabel I am so sorry I have just recd your note and not two hours ago had a gash cut in my arm about two inches long Bless you John".

In his fifth or sixth letter to Isabel Sumner, John Wilkes Booth writes: "Aug 26th Dearest Friend Isabel I recd your sweet flowers yesterday And you know how delighted I must have been the doctor came at last; but did not cut my arm. He has put…

This fragment of a larger sheet, probably the second of a three-page letter, is written by John Wilkes Booth to an unknown person thought by some to be Field, of the Boston Theatre. This portion is the unsigned page plus the P.S. on the reverse side…

John Wilkes Booth writes a flirtatious note to a young woman, enclosing his picture and noting that he is leaving for Boston soon.