The Voice of Nettie Mudd

[Dave Taylor]

I third the compliments towards Bob Summers and his impeccable site. His website and books are such wonderful references containing seemingly all of the primary sources relating to Dr. Mudd. I wish others would take the time to create similar websites of primary information about the other conspirators.

Mr. Summers also helped me extensively revise a blog post I had written about Dr. Mudd's attempted escape from Fort Jefferson. One of these days the revised version is supposed to be in the Courier.

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(10-09-2012 09:27 AM)Laurie Verge Wrote:  This question is for Bob Summers: Several of us have been approached over the years with photos purporting to be of Dr. Mudd in his later years. Some come very close to resembling him; but without proper provenance, we cannot be sure.

Do you know of any post-Ft. Jefferson photos taken of Dr. Sam?

I'm guessing you are referring to this image, Laurie.

I, too, find it strange that while so many of Dr. Mudd's items surivived, there are only two known images of him. Did Nettie lose other photographs when she gave them to her employer? Also, if the one image of Dr. Mudd sitting is him in the Fort Jefferson carpentry shop, how did he get a picture taken in prison?