Booth's visit to the Surratt Boarding House after the assassination

[J. Beckert]

I found where I read the reference to the boots having pockets. It's on page 190 of AB. It states ".......Booth ordered a pair of tall cavalry-style boots from Henry Lux, on Broadway. He wanted them made with pockets inside, for hiding papers." The footnote, on page 440 lists the source as "Lux in LAS 2:157"

I was off on the quinine reference and this only states he wanted them with pockets, not that is was done. If, however, it was done, a pocket big enough to hold an envelope could surely hold a pistol of that size.