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

[John Stanton]

Gene C. The St Albans Raiders, is a must read for you. They fared very well in Canada, #1 Canada kept them from being extradited to the US for trial (sure death).#2 Canada freed them all, and gave tham back the money that they stole #3 Canada paid the Banks to keep the good will of the people in VT.#4 The US was lucky that Canada didn't go to war with the US - for arresting the Raiders IN CANADA. CANADA saved the Raiders
Laurie. AQUIA was the port. The names I used were the Developments that are there now. BROOKE Station is down here near Stafford. BURKE Station is up very close to Washington. ("A bedroom Community")
Bill. Surratt and Slater were not "near the border with Canada" in the RRStation until April 18 +/-, She dressed as a" little man". (Sarah was less than 5' -0" tall.) They were on their return from Elmira, I can't see how Surratt could have been involved with any attempt to help Booth. Am I resding you right?

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Gene. Reply to #116. There were people here in VA, waiting to assist Booth when he had Lincoln with him. But , that all fell apart when the plan changed. IMO Booth's stay in the Berry-Bushes, was because Jones could not find any one here to accept him and get him back in the hands of the Secret Line. When Jones put the pair in the boat, he was sending them to a place, not to someone.. Jones said "Wait there" (the bridge over the Gambo), if no one shows up, "then go to Mrs Q, I think she will help you". If I were running for my life, I would want better instructions than that.
The one guy we know was here to meet him was Benjamin Arnold.
He has been quoted as saying something like "I was supposed to escort Lincoln to Richmond. The assassination saved me from doing it". (Arnold worked with Cawood at his Camp.)