Fascinating History

[RJNorton]

I checked Asia Booth Clarke's John Wilkes Booth: A Sister's Memoir. I was curious to see if Asia had commented on this subject.

On May 22, 1865, Asia wrote a letter to her friend Jean Anderson. In the letter Asia wrote:

"I told you I believe that Wilkes was engaged to Miss Hale, — They were most devoted lovers and she has written heart broken letters to Edwin about it — Their marriage was to have been in a year, when she promised to return from Spain for him, either with her father or without him, that was the decision only a few days before the fearful calamity — Some terrible oath hurried him to this wretched end."

I do not know if the letters Lucy wrote to Edwin Booth still exist. If they do, they may provide further indication of the relationship between Lucy and JWB.