Garrett Farm

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(09-19-2013 09:45 AM)Dave Taylor Wrote:  Bill,

Just to make you aware, the aforementioned "William Garrett" account is a fake. I have seen the original handwritten letter and it does not have William Garrett's signature. Rather, it is a letter written by postmaster W.P. Carneal "remembering" (i.e. fabricating) a conversation with William Garrett. Put your trust in William Garrett's actual words, like this account that he wrote for Confederate Veteran magazine published the year before he died: http://archive.org/stream/confederatevet...9/mode/2up

None of the Garretts ever had any doubts. They all knew that the man shot in their barn was John Wilkes Booth.

Thanks Dave. That clears things up rather nicely. Thanks for the link. The true account is much more in line with the history I've learned and read in various books. It is still fascinating to read.