Mary Surratt was found guilty of conspiring to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. Evidence against her included her ownership of the boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and other conspirators planned the assassination, as well as testimonies from witnesses who claimed she was involved in the plot. Additionally, her son, John Surratt, was a key conspirator, and her alleged support for the Confederate cause further implicated her in the conspiracy. Her trial and subsequent execution were highly controversial, raising questions about due process and the fairness of military tribunals.
Mary Surratt was born in 1820-05.
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.
Mary Surratt's lawyer was Frederick Aiken. (known as Captain Aiken)
Mary E. Surratt Boarding House was created in 2009.
Mary Surratt was found guiilty by a military tribunal and was hanged.
Maryland, first to Mary Surratt's inn then to Dr. Mudd's.
The phone number of the Mary Surratt House Museum is: 301-868-0242.
The address of the Mary Surratt House Museum is: 6406 Horseshoe Rd, Clinton, MD 20735
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Mary Surratt was convicted of being a co-conspirator in the assassination of President Lincoln and hanged.
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