Surratt

[suh-rat]

noun

Mary Eugenia (Jenkins),1820–65, alleged conspirator: boardinghouse owner hanged as accomplice in assassination of President Lincoln.

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Contemporary Examples of surratt

Robin Wright portrays Surratt as a stoic and sympathetic figure, certain to win over filmgoers just as she did her lawyer.
Robert Redford's Daring Lincoln Movie
Eleanor Clift
April 14, 2011
Surratt was hanged, despite her apparent innocence, and the scene is both vivid and lurid as onlookers celebrate.
Robert Redford's Daring Lincoln Movie
Eleanor Clift
April 14, 2011
The nation had never executed a woman, and until Surratt heads to the gallows, Aiken thought he could save her.
Robert Redford's Daring Lincoln Movie
Eleanor Clift
April 14, 2011

Historical Examples of surratt

From Mrs. Surratt's house Payne was taken to the provost marshal's office.
Between the Lines
Henry Bascom Smith
Paine was hanged, along with Mrs. Surratt, Herold and Atzerodt.
Between the Lines
Henry Bascom Smith
This was at the time Mrs. Surratt was condemned and executed.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
(His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee
What did he say about the recommendation to mercy of Mrs. Surratt?
Assassination of Lincoln: a History of the Great Conspiracy
Thomas Mealey Harris
What had Surratt to do with Booth's purchase of Mudd's farm?
Assassination of Lincoln: a History of the Great Conspiracy
Thomas Mealey Harris