Grant and Lincoln's invitation

[RJNorton]

The research in this thread is amazing. What has been uncovered is fascinating. I will just add one small tidbit. If the "John Deery story" is true, then it would appear that Grover's Theatre also did not have a set policy of closing the other boxes when the President was in attendance. Essentially the story goes that Booth asked his friend, John Deery, to secure tickets for him (Booth) in the box adjacent to where the President would be sitting had the Lincolns accepted the Grover's invitation and not Ford's.

I have several books that say this. One is Theodore Roscoe's Web of Conspiracy. On page 96 Roscoe writes, "If Lincoln decided to go to Grover's, Booth wanted to be in the next box. And he had sought to 'cover' the move by having Deery make the reservation."