Sarah Slater

[John Stanton]

Sarah Slater is known to have been in Richmond, with John Surratt on April 1, 1865. They left together, headed for Canada. They arrived April 6 +/-. Surratt was sent immediately to Elmira, NY. to scout-out the prison there. There is no direct mention of Sarah until April 18. In my opimion , she went to Elmira with Surratt. There is a report by Lafayette Baker's detectives in "The History of the U. S, Secret Service", that Surratt was seen riding on a train in Vermont in mid April - traveling with "a very short man". This individual was bundled up to the ears, and was not allowed to talk when addressed by the coductor. (Sarah was less than 5' - 0" tall). When Surratt arrived in Montreal and signed-in at the St. Lawrence Hall (as "John Harrison"), the next name on the Ledger is "A. Raynaud" - Sarah Slater's Mothers' maiden name. Based on this, Sarah was in Elmira, NY on April 14, 1865. (I don't know if Dr. Christie shares that belief, but she knows the story)