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[Susan Higginbotham]

Clara married Henry Ritter later in February, not long after sending her letter to Weichmann. I wonder if the trip to Washington she talked about was to show off her new husband.

Sarah Slater's signature as "Nettie G. Slater" on her marriage license is on the thread "Sarah Slater's Second Husband" for anyone wanting to compare her handwriting to that of the Clara letter.

With regard to Pamela's point that Weichmann should have had other letters from Clara if this one was genuine, how do we know he didn't? The government didn't keep all of the letters it seized; for instance, we know that in June 1865, Nora Fitzpatrick signed a receipt for 44 letters addressed to her, and Anna Surratt testified during the Johnson impeachment proceedings that a number of her mother's papers were returned to her. Weichmann reproduces his correspondence with Father Dubreuil in his book, so he must have had his letters returned to him as well.