Herold, following the assassination, was responsible for finding Booth medical care, and he accompanied him to the house of a Maryland doctor, Samuel Mudd. "In my efforts to help," Reagan wrote, "I came to believe as you do that Dr. Samuel Mudd was indeed innocent of any wrongdoing." “How Samuel Mudd Went From Lincoln Conspirator to Medical Savior.” Smithsonian Magazine, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-samuel-mudd-went-lincoln-conspirator-medical-savior-180954980/. Samuel Mudd, Prisoner and Physician.” Circulating Now from the NLM Historical Collections, 14 Apr. “The Pardon of Dr. Mudd.” Northumberland County Democrat, 12 Feb. 1869, p. 2. newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/article/northumberland-county-democrat-the-pardo/136113589/.

Source: New York Times December 04, 2023 22:18 UTC