Program on C-Span this weekend

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The issue of the "historical rumor" that John Bingham visited Mary Surratt in her cell and was told a secret that he took to his grave continues to bug me. I know of only a few researchers who have carefully studied what went on "Inside the Walls" (credit line to Elliott and Cauchon), so I turned to John Elliott to find out if he had ever encountered any information that would have Bingham visiting Mary. Here's his reply:

"No such visit was ever recorded to my knowledge and I seriously doubt it ever happened for many reasons. As far as I know, there were no other logs to show who visited the prisoners."