The Surratt Courier

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With regard to specific items of content in The Surratt Courier, Laurie Verge was first and foremost a teacher and she never lost that instinct at Surratt House Museum. Her charge to the docents there was to never draw conclusions for our visitors, but provide them with enough information that they would want to read and learn more and become "addicted" (her word) to history. She did the same with the pages of the Courier in order to generate additional discussion and research. Throughout her tenure, the opinions expressed in an article were those of the author, not of Laurie or the Surratt Society. If someone wrote a contrary view, Laurie never hesitated to print that in the first available subsequent issue. Now, in Laurie's absence, our intention is to honor that approach, and for that reason, we are very reluctant to edit an author's article for content. Such was the case here. The article reflected the views and opinions of the author, and not those of the Surratt Society or the editor. In addition, the inclusion or exclusion of certain books in compiling such a list is subjective and may be subject to debate, which is the very thing that Laurie always encouraged (and in which she was never hesitant to be a willing participant).