History: Lewis Powell, 1865, shortly before his execution. Also known as Lewis Payne and Lewis Paine, was an American citizen who attempted to assassinate United States Secretary of State William H. Seward on April 14, 1865. He was a conspirator with John Wilkes Booth 1438x1800

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