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Mary Surratt was accused by the government of allowing the assassins to plot Lincoln's killing in her boardinghouse. She was found guilty and was the first woman to be hung in the U.S.

It is known with certainty, that Mary Surratt had no part in Lincoln's assassination and took no part in the planning. It is a lie that the assassination was planned in the Surratt boarding house. It is known that Lincoln's assassination was first discussed and planned by the conspirators in a hotel dining room at 8 p.m. on the night of the assassination. Booth was working on a kidnapping plan until 5 p.m. on April 14, 1865 and had no contact with Mary Surratt that day. Mary Surratt was innocent and the U.S. government murdered her.

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