Booth cane

[LincolnMan]

Just checked the book-no footnotes.

[Linda Anderson]

(05-06-2013 07:12 AM)J. Beckert Wrote:  This comes from The Day Lincoln Was Shot, so I don't know the authenticity, but supposedly Booth declined to go to Taltavul's with Capt. William Williams (?) for a drink, saying "Keene will be onstage in a minute and I promised to take a look for her."

St. Bonaventure University has Jim Bishop's papers including his research for The Day Lincoln Was Shot.

http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/archives/jim....htm#notes

http://web.sbu.edu/friedsam/archives/jimbishop/

[LincolnMan]

Nice link, Linda.