Townsend Article about Dr. Mudd

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Bob,

Thank you so much for posting this. It was sort of strange to read because it was like reading my own mind -- the words in that article and on my computer screen are nearly the same thoughts that I have spent so many years of my life believing - not only about Dr. Sam, but also the brief mentions of the Surratts and Herold.

Some of my Charles County ancestors were patients of Dr. George Mudd and thought he was a fine, upstanding man. They did not have the same opinion of his cousin. Dr. George's assessment of Dr. Sam that Roger reiterated in the above post reminds me so much of what one of Dr. Mudd's defense team, Frederick Stone, said of Sam's prevarications.