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Why was Mary Surratt not photographed after her arrest?
09-14-2013, 05:22 AM
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RE: Why was Mary Surratt not photographed after her arrest?
Hi Anita. The one book I have is Lincoln's Last Battleground: A Tragic Night Recalled by Robert T. Bain. Bain is the great, great, great grandson of William Petersen. The book has no footnotes, and I do not know how much of it is historic truth and how much is "family lore." Here is what Bain writes about Anna's passing:

"Anna Petersen died exactly four months after her husband William. She had also been placed under great scrutiny for her role in the events of April 1865, and she felt she couldn't go on without William. The children understood this and were there by her bedside to the very last minute. The cause of her death remains a personal family matter."

I suppose it's possible to interpret that last sentence in more than one way, but personally I think I agree with Jim's opinion.
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RE: Why was Mary Surratt not photographed after her arrest? - RJNorton - 09-14-2013 05:22 AM

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