Thomas Jones

[Jim Garrett]

I find it interesting that some key Confederate operatives have interesting post-war careers. J.S. Mosby is the US consul to Hong Kong and works for the Dept. of Justice. Thomas Harbin is the front desk clerk at the National Hotel, the epicenter of social and political (Southern leaning) Washington. Thomas Jones is working at the Navy Yard.

[BettyO]

And Jones didn't work there long....he was later dismissed on account of his affiliation with JWB -

[scldrgnfly]

I've missed you guys! I am helping my daughter plan her wedding while reading as fast as I can to catch up with everyone!

Hmmmmm??? John, did you write "cool it" for a reason??? I have a very difficult time keeping secrets. I am dying to tell you guys completely about the lines I am following in my research and you all are touching some rather important aspects of it...but if I complete a fully developed manuscript (as complete as can be expected, with the need of employing a great deal of circumstantial evidence) mapping the connections and chains of events, I would REALLY HATE to spoil what I think might be a neat surprise, one, while a bit complicated, that is almost in plain sight.

Now, on with the germ of the posts.

It looks like poor Thomas A. Jones lost quite a lot of money in his work for the Confederacy. I wonder how many others didn't get their pay. It sounds like the Confederacy did have money.

It does make one wonder, who was in control of the Conspiracy, on April 14th, from April 15th through the 22nd, from April 22nd through April 26th, April 26th through the the executions of those convicted in the military tribunal, during the hunt, capture and trial of John H. Surratt and, finally, in the conspiracy that transpired to protect those whose involvement in the original conspiracy(ies) might have had a serious impact on whether our country truly could succeed after all of the tragedies it experienced through the Civil War years?

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Thank you, John for the Mother's Day wish for all of us!

I think Laurie's observation about the MIA's at least at Cawood's post. He certainly had time to get back to his post, but opted for a visit to his new wife.

Do you suppose because of the size and scope of his activities and the possibility of its importance for further activity, that he and his men were essentially removed from a place of imminent danger? Imminent danger, because of the recent twist of events, his group would not have been able to escape charges, if they had been there to help Booth?