Friday April 14 1865 page 4 by ric Gustafson
John Wilkes Booth was on an emotional high. He began to think and plan all the things he had to do before tonight. It was now two in the afternoon and he was dressed in dashing fashion. He was wearing black pants, a black coat and a black hat.
His first stop this afternoon was Mary Surratt's boardinghouse. He caught her just as she was walking out the door. He hands her a spyglass and asks her to keep it for him until later that evening. From there he walked up five blocks to Herndon House. There he discussed his plan with Lewis Powell. Powell's job that evening was to get into the home of Secretary of State Seward and to kill him. Then Booth went to Pumphrey's stable to arrange for a getaway horse. He arranges for a compact bay mare with a white star on her forehead.
Booth rides up Sixth Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. He has a lot more planning to do.
research help: ' Lincoln's Last Days' by Bill O'Reilly and Dwight Zimmerman
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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