assassination

[Jim Woodall]

(12-02-2015 09:24 AM)Susan Higginbotham Wrote:  

(12-02-2015 06:40 AM)Jim Woodall Wrote:  Thank you Susan for digging up that Loyalty oath so quickly. Did you have that saved off already or do you have a source of loyalty oaths that you consult readily?

I got the loyalty oath from Fold3. It's a good source for such things. Some of the assassination-related material there used to be available for public viewing; not sure if it still is.

I visit Fold3 for a few things but it seems like I am hit and miss on searches. Some days better than others on that site.

The Lincoln Assassination Papers are still free on it. I did find John T Holohan picking up items from the Judge Advocate General for Anna Surratt post trial on 18 Aug 1865. It was a trunk containing:

paper box of family letters
bills and accounts
a couple of notes owed to Mary Surratt
2 pistol cases [Q: did anyone chase these down to which weapons?]
1 sword [I think I saw somewhere that this was from above John's bed]
5 portraits
1 box caps [I don't know if these went with the bullet mold or the pistols that were in the cases?]
1 vest
1 hair Pa??? [could not fully decipher]
1 ?????? [could not fully decipher]