John Surratt

[John Stanton]

Consider this - When we examine the timing of Harney's mission, it had to have been created at the highest levels of the Confederate government, and /or unless Sarah Slater's last mission was the impetuous. Slater went to Canada just before the failed Abduction Mar. 15+/-, Arv. Mar 17, met with Thompson, and left immediately for Richmond, with dipatches and his famous "his makes the thing all right". She arv'd D.C. Mar 25. (Did she tell Surratt what the new mission was to be?) Surratt then took her to Richmond, arv. Mar29. They didn't have time to unpack and they are ordered back to Canada. Dep. April 2, At exactly this same time HARNEY LEFT FOR MOSBY. Surratt and Slater arv Montreal April 6. and got sent to Elmira. (Part of the overall plan)Harney is captuered April 8/10. Kerplop! The bottom fell out of the whole plan.They all knew Lincoln was going to die, in the bombing. In the ensuing termoil, IMO, Gen.E.G. Lee was expecting to have his own "new" Army to lead out of Canada, the escaped prisoners. IMO, Booth tried to insure the plan would continue, by killing Lincoln. I am rambling - but I'm thinking. None of what happened was Happen-stance. It was all related. (Don't laugh!)