John Surratt's Superior's Opinion?

[RJNorton]

John and Laurie - it's definitely a "Mrs. Howell" (not "Mr. Howell") in James O. Hall's article. I assumed it was a female because the person was looking for a male escort, and Mr. Hall's article is about the saga of Sarah Slater. Who else could Mrs. Howell be other than Sarah Slater? Maybe I am missing something...

For those folks new to a discussion of Sarah Slater - long ago Dave Taylor (thank you, Dave) posted a link to the photo in John W. Headley's book - here.