JW Booth and Quinine

[L Verge]

Wow, John! I didn't realize that you had finally gotten so many pieces to the Josephine Brown puzzle. I know that she was #2 in the female spy search for you, Mr. Hall, and Jane Singer for years. I also know that some rank amateurs over the past few years have muddied the waters with some stupid speculations.

Brown's secret route through Southern Maryland was actually the stagecoach route from D.C. to Leonardtown (three days a week) and back to D.C. (the other three days). One of the stage stops was Surratt Tavern. One of the customers at the tavern (how frequently I do not know) was Gus Howell - who appears to have been an escort for female couriers and who managed to get caught by the authorities raiding the tavern just shortly before the assassination.

As for how Atzerodt might have known Josephine, that stage also stopped at Bryantown. Perhaps Josephine changed her route every now and then and hopped off there to get the river crossing courtesy of George the blockade runner?