JW Booth and Quinine

[SSlater]

If Booth made the few trips mentioned, he could not have made very much money. I believe he "smuggled" only as a sideline to his other "business". So, let me throw in another name, that I think was really into smuggling, and maybe we can come up with something.

I 'm writing this from memory, so, if I miss a date or a name, bear with me and we will straighten it out in time.

Think about Josephine (Lovett) Ridder Brown. This is the lady that Atzerodt mixed up with Sarah Slater.

Here are the people involved - John Potts Brown (The "Father"). Lt. Robert N. Brown (His son). Josephine Lovett (Robert's wife). John was a southerner, that got trapped in New York at the beginning of the war. The rest of his Firm (Money and Banking) was in Wilmington, S.C. So he established "The Hidden Road to Dixie" (see "Confederate Veteran" Vol.?). The Secret Route ran from NY to D.C. to Leonardtown, across the Potomac, upriver to Bowling Green and then South.
Robert worked for Winder issuing passes in and out of Richmond. He married Josephine and they had some children. His Army pay couldn't support the family in the war, so Josephine began running up and down Her Father-in-law's Secret Line. I doubt she could afford to buy Quinine, but Daddy could. (John formed a Bank, that today is "Chase" - true fact.) Robert is sent to Canada to work with Jacob Thompson. He went there with a guy (Lt. Col. ?? ) Gordon, who contracted Yellow Fever, so he, by need, found a source for Quinine.
Whatever Josephine's main assignment was, is summed up in the vague description - Carrying Documents. I believe she kept the South's need for Quinine well supplied, and she travelled often. Eventually, she was assigned to Montreal, to live with her husband.
(At the time she went to Montreal, Rev. Stephen Cameron, escorted two ladies to Montreal - he was dressed as a Catholic Priest and the ladies were dressed as Nun's, who are believed to be, Josephine and Sarah.) (This is supported by sign-ins at the St Lawrence Hotel)
That should not have stopped her from running the Route. She was never caught.
I have never found out how Atzerodt knew of her. Maybe in bad weather she took a short cut through D.C. and stayed at the Surratt Boarding house.
I have a ton of stuff on this Lady - but I don't have answers. She divorced Brown and married a Noel. She also acquired another name when she was adopted - Ritter. She's buried in S.C.
If anyone can add to this, please share. I found a descendant, who I have corresponded with. I'll share too, if you wish.
I think I have a Druggest, in Baltimore, where they all stopped, I can't find that file right now. I'm Supposed to be doing taxes.