Carrying Lincoln to the Petersen House

[L Verge]

That's been one of the questions I have had, Betty, ever since seeing the photos of the bonnet. And, it doesn't even match the description of the skuttle bonnet that the lady on the boardinghouse porch was supposedly wearing when she talked briefly to Mr. Smoot on the night of the assassination.

I tend to put some faith in the provenance of this bonnet, however, despite the fact that I have gotten it through sources other than at the small "museum" where it is on display. I have contacted them at least three times over the past 20 years and have never received a response of any kind.