Grant and Lincoln's invitation

[Susan Higginbotham]

(10-20-2014 12:15 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Herb, if I recall correctly from Tom Bogar's "Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination", J. Ford did die wealthy!

Another question - I wonder if the State Box was rented to other parties when the Lincolns' didn't attend?

The Presidential box consisted of two boxes, 7 and 8, which were combined when the President attended by removing a partition. H. Clay Ford testified that on previous occasions that season, Booth had engaged box 7, which was nearer to the audience. (This must have been the box he rented for John Surratt, Lewis Powell, and the two lady boarders from the Surratt boardinghouse.)

My guess is that if large parties wanted the two boxes combined for them, Ford would have obliged.