Post Reply 
Booth's Mental health
07-21-2015, 05:31 PM
Post: #92
RE: Booth's Mental health
Just curious - does anyone know for certain where Booth spent the night of the 13th? I had assumed he spent it in his room at the National Hotel, but today I noticed that on p. 67 of A. Lincoln: His Last 24 Hours W. Emerson Reck wrote:

No one seemed to know where Booth spent the night of April 13. When three men (presumably Herold, Paine, and Atzerodt) sought Booth at the National Hotel on the morning of April 14, it was discovered that the bed in his room, No. 228, had not been touched. Somewhere, however, he had written at 2:00 A.M. a short letter to his mother, in which he excused his brevity with "am in haste."

I then checked Art Loux's book, and he has no definitive answer but gives several possibilities. One of the possibilities Art mentioned is that Booth did not sleep at all ("the prospect of the planned murder may have kept him awake") but walked about the city seeing the Grand Illumination and then possibly spending time with Lucy Hall and/or Ella Starr. Art writes that Booth may have then "returned to his hotel room and slept on top of the bed covers."

Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks!
Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
Post Reply 


Messages In This Thread
Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-14-2015, 01:28 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Gene C - 05-14-2015, 02:13 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-14-2015, 02:28 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-14-2015, 03:49 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-15-2015, 08:08 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-15-2015, 12:42 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - J. Beckert - 05-15-2015, 05:27 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnToddFan - 05-15-2015, 07:13 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnMan - 05-15-2015, 06:09 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - BettyO - 05-15-2015, 06:41 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnMan - 05-15-2015, 08:37 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-15-2015, 08:50 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 05-15-2015, 09:44 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Wild Bill - 05-15-2015, 10:05 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Gene C - 05-15-2015, 01:21 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - RJNorton - 05-16-2015, 03:58 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 05-16-2015, 09:48 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-16-2015, 10:14 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-16-2015, 10:09 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-15-2015, 10:07 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-15-2015, 01:36 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-15-2015, 02:43 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Gene C - 05-15-2015, 07:48 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 05-15-2015, 08:02 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 05-16-2015, 06:57 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Gene C - 05-16-2015, 07:11 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 05-16-2015, 10:13 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Craig Hipkins - 05-16-2015, 10:31 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 05-16-2015, 03:18 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-16-2015, 05:54 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-16-2015, 08:09 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnToddFan - 05-19-2015, 09:34 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-16-2015, 10:37 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 05-16-2015, 02:44 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Thomas Thorne - 05-16-2015, 06:55 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-16-2015, 08:46 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Wild Bill - 05-16-2015, 07:31 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Rick Smith - 05-18-2015, 11:12 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-19-2015, 12:57 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Rick Smith - 05-19-2015, 08:24 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - brtmchl - 05-19-2015, 07:37 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - JMadonna - 05-20-2015, 07:03 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-20-2015, 07:52 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Rick Smith - 05-21-2015, 07:28 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Gene C - 05-21-2015, 08:50 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Rick Smith - 05-21-2015, 09:43 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Wild Bill - 05-20-2015, 09:31 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 05-20-2015, 09:49 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Wild Bill - 05-21-2015, 11:11 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Gene C - 05-21-2015, 11:28 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-21-2015, 11:54 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 05-21-2015, 01:03 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-21-2015, 01:25 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Wild Bill - 05-21-2015, 01:20 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-21-2015, 03:10 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Pamela - 05-21-2015, 03:39 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnToddFan - 05-21-2015, 03:56 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-21-2015, 04:04 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Pamela - 05-21-2015, 04:10 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 05-21-2015, 04:17 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Wild Bill - 05-21-2015, 04:14 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Gene C - 05-21-2015, 04:45 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Rick Smith - 05-21-2015, 06:02 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Pamela - 05-21-2015, 04:49 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 05-21-2015, 04:59 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 05-22-2015, 06:23 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Thomas Thorne - 05-22-2015, 07:05 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Juan Marrero - 05-22-2015, 07:17 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 05-22-2015, 08:46 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnMan - 06-24-2015, 06:04 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Wild Bill - 06-24-2015, 08:43 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Gene C - 06-24-2015, 09:37 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Wild Bill - 06-24-2015, 01:26 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-16-2015, 10:30 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-16-2015, 07:32 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-16-2015, 12:35 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-16-2015, 03:43 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-16-2015, 06:05 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 07-18-2015, 07:06 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-17-2015, 10:36 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-17-2015, 12:34 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-17-2015, 06:39 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-18-2015, 06:22 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-18-2015, 06:49 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-19-2015, 06:19 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-19-2015, 02:45 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-21-2015, 06:51 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - RJNorton - 07-21-2015 05:31 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 07-21-2015, 05:31 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - RJNorton - 07-21-2015, 05:52 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-21-2015, 05:43 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-21-2015, 06:43 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-21-2015, 05:46 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-21-2015, 06:34 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 07-21-2015, 06:55 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 07-22-2015, 01:46 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-22-2015, 03:25 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 07-22-2015, 05:37 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-22-2015, 06:18 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - RJNorton - 07-22-2015, 06:05 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 07-22-2015, 08:03 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jim Page - 07-22-2015, 07:24 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-23-2015, 07:02 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jim Page - 07-23-2015, 08:27 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - RJNorton - 07-23-2015, 08:57 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-23-2015, 03:47 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jenny - 07-23-2015, 04:46 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-23-2015, 07:02 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-23-2015, 07:14 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-24-2015, 09:09 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-24-2015, 11:41 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Gene C - 07-24-2015, 06:42 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-24-2015, 06:42 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-24-2015, 08:25 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Wild Bill - 07-24-2015, 12:25 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-25-2015, 06:15 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Lincoln Wonk - 07-25-2015, 08:59 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-25-2015, 09:10 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Wild Bill - 07-25-2015, 12:49 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Pamela - 07-25-2015, 01:24 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - RJNorton - 07-25-2015, 01:32 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-25-2015, 02:16 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-25-2015, 04:16 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Pamela - 07-25-2015, 05:11 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Rick Smith - 07-25-2015, 06:20 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-26-2015, 01:30 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Rick Smith - 07-26-2015, 01:42 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Lincoln Wonk - 07-25-2015, 05:41 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Pamela - 07-25-2015, 06:09 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Lincoln Wonk - 07-25-2015, 10:01 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-26-2015, 11:34 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Rick Smith - 07-26-2015, 12:50 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Eva Elisabeth - 07-26-2015, 02:16 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Rick Smith - 07-26-2015, 02:23 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Pamela - 07-26-2015, 07:14 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Rogerm - 07-27-2015, 12:17 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnToddFan - 07-27-2015, 01:29 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Pamela - 07-27-2015, 09:18 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-28-2015, 06:24 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-28-2015, 03:02 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Pamela - 07-28-2015, 05:39 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-28-2015, 06:48 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Pamela - 07-28-2015, 07:58 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-29-2015, 06:30 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - MaddieM - 07-30-2015, 05:16 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - JMadonna - 07-31-2015, 01:50 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - HerbS - 07-31-2015, 07:33 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - RJNorton - 07-31-2015, 07:43 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - MaddieM - 07-31-2015, 08:14 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Houmes - 08-03-2015, 11:04 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnToddFan - 08-03-2015, 11:53 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 07-31-2015, 09:04 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - RJNorton - 08-02-2015, 03:21 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jim Page - 08-02-2015, 04:41 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 08-02-2015, 05:06 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Jim Page - 08-02-2015, 05:09 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - RJNorton - 08-03-2015, 11:57 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnToddFan - 08-03-2015, 12:01 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - Mylye2222 - 01-01-2020, 05:09 PM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnMan - 01-02-2020, 08:15 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - L Verge - 01-02-2020, 08:29 AM
RE: Booth's Mental health - LincolnMan - 01-03-2020, 07:28 AM

Forum Jump:


User(s) browsing this thread: 15 Guest(s)