Horses used on the Escape Route

[BettyO]

Quote:I'm curious what bridle he used. And would love to read Fletcher's testimony - may I ask where I could find this?

Powell used a double reined pelham bridle and bit. He was reputed to have been a good rider, so this is understandable. You have to be a good equestrian to handle double reins. It's not easy to do - and I've only done it once! It gives you a lot of control over the horse.

   


Fletcher's testimony is in the 1867 Surratt Trial Transcript; Volume I, Page 228 and Volume II, p. 1049. You can find a copy of the trial transcript here:

https://archive.org/details/trialjohnhsurra00surrgoog


Laurie - you are also correct. I've heard Mr. Hall say more than once that he believed that those horses "lived out their lives on some farm somewhere." He never believed the story of the animals being killed. They were too valuable, he used to say.