John Surratt in Canandaigua,NY

[STS Lincolnite]

Herb, what is the source for John Surratt attending Easter Mass?

Though I tend to believe he was in NY and not Washington DC, I have the same question as Roger regarding attendance at mass. As a practiced Confederate agent who had traveled extensively, I would think he would be more practical than to be out in public like that given the circumstances. Surely he knew he was a wanted man at that point. Devout or not, from what I have read about Surratt, he has always struck me as the kind of person who while perhaps starting with a grain of truth, liked to talk a big game and exaggerate a lot but didn't actually do exactly what he said he did and his actions in many cases didn't live up to his own self serving hype.