Tag Archives: Mary Surratt

Mary Surratt boarding house now Chinese restaurant

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Rick

Mary Surratt was one of four people hanged in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination on April 14, 1865. She was the first woman in U.S. history to be executed despite cries of mercy for such an old woman. Uh, … Continue reading →

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Finally saw The Conspirator

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Rick

You’d think writing this blog and being a third-cousin of Mary Surratt (and distant cousin of John Wilkes Booth) that I’d have been first in line for The Conspirator. But, I was vacationing in Europe when it opened so Friday … Continue reading →

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Preview of Mary Surratt movie coming April 15

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Rick

Conspirator The Movie

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