Título: Mary Surratt
Seção: Conspiracy
Background: Mary Elizabeth Jenkins was born to Archibald and Elizabeth Anne (nee Webster) Jenkins on a tobacco plantation near the southern Maryland town of Waterloo (now known as Clinton). Sources differ as to whether she was born in 1820 or 1823. There is uncertainty as to the month as well, but most sources say May.

Conteúdo: Louis J. Weichmann moved into Surratt's boarding house on November 1, 1864. On December 23, 1864, Dr. Samuel Mudd introduced John Surratt, Jr. to John Wilkes Booth. Booth recruited John Jr. into his conspiracy to kidnap Lincoln. Confederate agents began frequenting the boarding house. Booth visited the boarding house many times over the next few months, sometimes at Mary's request.  George Atzerodt and Lewis Powell boarded at the townhouse for short periods. Atzerodt, a friend of both John Jr. and Booth and a co-conspirator in the plot  to kidnap Lincoln, visited the boarding house several times in the first two months of 1865. He stayed at the Surratt boarding house in February 1865 (for one night or several, sources differ), but he proved to be a heavy drinker, and Surratt evicted him after just a few days.  He continued to visit the townhouse frequently afterward, however. Powell posed as a Baptist preacher and stayed at the boarding house for three days in March 1865. David Herold also called at the home several times.  As part of the plot to kidnap Lincoln in March 1865, John, Atzerodt, and Herold hid two Spencer carbines, ammunition, and some other supplies at the Surratt tavern in Surrattsville. On April 11, Mary Surratt rented a carriage and drove to the Surratt tavern. She said that she made the trip to collect a debt owed her by a former neighbor. However, according to her tenant, John Lloyd, Surratt told him to get the "shooting irons" ready to be picked up. On Apr

user: What conspiracy was she involved in

assistant: conspiracy to kidnap Lincoln.

user: Did she have co-conspirators

assistant: Confederate agents began frequenting the boarding house. Booth visited the boarding house many times over the next few months, sometimes at Mary's request.

user: Did she help booth

assistant: Shortly before she left the city, Booth visited the boarding house and spoke privately with her. He gave her a package,

user: what was in the package

assistant: binoculars,

user: what were the binoculars for

assistant: Booth and Herold would pick up the rifles and binoculars that evening, as they fled the city after Lincoln's assassination.

user: how did she get caught

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: how did booth meet her

assistant: On December 23, 1864, Dr. Samuel Mudd introduced John Surratt, Jr. to John Wilkes Booth.

user: was john her father

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: On April 11, Mary Surratt rented a carriage and drove to the Surratt tavern.

user: what did she do there

assistant: She said that she made the trip to collect a debt owed her by a former neighbor.

user: what was she really doing there

assistant: However, according to her tenant, John Lloyd, Surratt told him to get the "shooting irons" ready to be picked up.