Band at the execution

[Susan Higginbotham]

There was an article in the January 1988 Surratt Courier, reprinted in the Surratt Society's publication "The Lincoln Assassination from the Pages of the Surratt Courier" which indicates that according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Aiken and Clampitt ultimately were paid $1,000 for their services to Mrs. Surratt, after initially receiving a promissory note from her for $3,000. Reverdy Johnson didn't take a fee.