St. Peter's or Horsehead? Is the Stage Route the Answer?

[wpbinzel]

Thank you, Laurie, and all, for your comments. One of the main reasons I am inclined to think that the stage route may be a factor in determining the route taken to Dr. Mudd's was the relative unfamiliarity of both Booth and Herold with the roads in that part of Maryland. The support for that supposition of unfamiliarity was the need to engage Oswell Swann as a guide to the home of William Burtles in the vicinity of St. Mary's Church on the night of April 15. While Booth probably knew that route through Bryantown, it appears that neither knew the way around Bryantown. However, if as Laurie suggests, Herold lived part of this life in Patuxent City, then perhaps my supposition of unfamiliarity with regard to Herold is not quite as strong. A bit more research into that part of Herold's life may be in order....