Surratt, Mary – (Lincoln Assassination). Partial manuscript document signed, Surrattsville, Maryland, 15 November 1864

SURRATT, MARY – (LINCOLN ASSASSINATION)

DOCUMENT SIGNED ("M. E. SURRATT"), AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF HER HUSBAND'S ESTATE

Partial manuscript document (overall 8 ½ x 7 ⅝ in.; 210 x 195 mm) on ruled paper, Surrattsville, Maryland, 15 November 1864; lacking the lower ¾ of the left side, previously folded, some spotting, reinforcements to verso.

Executed around the time that Surratt closed her business affairs in Maryland, relocated to Washington, and opened a boarding house that would serve as a meeting place for a number of the Lincoln conspirators, including John Wilkes Booth. The present document is a partial invoice to one Samuel Gettings, from Mrs Surratt as administratrix of her husband's estate, covering some tools such as a harrow and a crowbar, the entire bill amounting to $100.85. At the lower right she has written "Recved payment | M. E. Surratt."

Condition Report:
Partial manuscript document (overall 8 ½ x 7 ⅝ in.; 210 x 195 mm) on ruled paper, Surrattsville, Maryland, 15 November 1864; lacking the lower ¾ of the left side, previously folded, some spotting, reinforcements to verso.

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