Did Lincoln pick up Maj. Rathbone amd Miss Harris?

[J. Beckert]

Great points, (and it's Joe, not Mr. Beckert), but why would Booth be seen by at least two witnesses I can think of off the top of my head, giving the "valet" a card? One said he wrote on it, another said he just handed it to him. If he was admitted earlier, why would he have to identify himself again? Could be the post was empty on the first run, but it still defies the logic that a famous man was duly noted by several people on his last entry into the box and not the first. If Clara had a "personal grievance" against Miss Keene, then she blatantly lied. As you stated, evidence is there that she was admitted. Something is not clicking for me on this point.

You may be thinking of Simon Hanscom, Laurie, but someone stated he never entered the box. He merely handed the dispatch off to Forbes.