John Wilkes Booth Ring

[PaigeBooth]

Yes, I also believe the hair ring was given from Booth to Lucy. But, wasn't there another ring given from Lucy to Booth? I had always thought the ring Booth was showing Chester was the one given to him by Lucy.

And in response to Sally's question "But did Chester actually name Lucy Hale as the lady?" I referred back to page 205 of my copy of American Brutus and found the following quote:

"Chester noticed that as Booth talked, he kept kissing a ring on his little finger. He explained that he was engaged to be married, and despite what Chester thought, this was not just another crazy idea; he was deeply in love with the lady. She came from a good family, and in fact it was she who had given him a ticket to the inauguration. Her only objection to Booth, he said, was that he was an actor; his only objection to her was that she was an abolitionist."

Although Lucy's name is not actually said, the description of this lady fits Lucy Hale perfectly.