What was Booth wearing?

[irshgrl500]

Dave, here is what I found about Booth's apparel, and personal items, when he left the National Hotel.

http://www.fords.org/home/explore-lincoln/learn-story
http://www.fords.org/sites/default/files...incoln.pdf
Booth wore a black felt slouch hat, a black wool frock coat, big knee high, black leather riding boots, with spurs,

http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln36.html
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Booth put on black calf-length boots, new spurs, a black frock coat, black pants, and a black slouch hat. He picked up his diary. Booth carried a compass, a small derringer, and a long hunting knife that could be stuck inside his pants on the left side. Booth loaded the .44-caliber derringer with a lead ball. It was a single shot pistol.
http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln83.html
Also, Booth was wearing a vest, at the time his body was identified at the post mortem identification. He also had 2 tattoos on his hand and wrist. Both the left wrist, and hand, both were tattoos, of his initials (JWB) in indie blue ink; the smaller tattoo was between his thumb & forefinger, which he had, since he was a boy. The tattoo on his wrist was larger, and noticeable, such that it prompted positive identification.
http://www.victoriana.com/Mens-Clothing/...races.html
As far as undergarments go; long underwear or "long johns" (worn by the Boxer, John Sullivan, initially.), or also known as "unionsuits", were not introduced until 1871(?), or there about. So, he would have likely worn a woolen undershirt under his shirt, and it was likely made by a family member or by hand, as sewing machines were new and were still being manufactured in the UK (1859-1863), and were not commonly used the make clothing until about the 1890s. He likely had wool socks or stockings, with his riding boots. He likely had Cavalry boots, which he wore during the day, and riding boots, at night. He wasn't able to take much clothing, or his valise (which he normally carried), with him, in his quest to escape. Booth also has suspenders to hold his pants up, and buttons and hooks were used as closures on garments, rather than zippers, which weren't introduced until 1891.