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An experienced Confederate spy with a deep knowledge of the terrain and waterways of rural Maryland, Thomas Jones had lost most of his money for the Confederate cause and served time in a Union jail when his Confederate sympathies were suspected. He was recruited by Captain Samuel Cox to help Booth and Herold and took responsibility for getting them across the Potomac River to Virginia. He first cautioned them to stay put in a pine thicket, where he brought them food and news daily for four days. Although he was suspected of aiding the assassins, his involvement could not be proved. He only told the story of his role in Booth and Herold’s escape decades later, in conversations with a journalist and in his own autobiographical book.
Thomas Jones Quotes in Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
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Chapter 7
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When Jones went to the Confederate capital, Richmond, at the beginning of April 1865 to collect the money owed him by the Confederacy, he discovered that the army had evacuated the city and he went unpaid. He lost $2,300 owed to him for three years of service, along with all the money he had invested in Confederate bonds at the beginning of the war. All this meant Jones needed as much money as he could lay his hands on.
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Chapter 10
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As Jones grabbed the stern of the boat and shoved it off, a grateful Booth thrust a fistful of Union greenbacks at Jones. Jones refused the gesture, saying that he had not helped him for money. Under protest, he agreed to accept just eighteen dollars, the price he had paid for the boat.
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Thomas Jones Quotes in Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
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Chapter 7
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When Jones went to the Confederate capital, Richmond, at the beginning of April 1865 to collect the money owed him by the Confederacy, he discovered that the army had evacuated the city and he went unpaid. He lost $2,300 owed to him for three years of service, along with all the money he had invested in Confederate bonds at the beginning of the war. All this meant Jones needed as much money as he could lay his hands on.
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Chapter 10
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As Jones grabbed the stern of the boat and shoved it off, a grateful Booth thrust a fistful of Union greenbacks at Jones. Jones refused the gesture, saying that he had not helped him for money. Under protest, he agreed to accept just eighteen dollars, the price he had paid for the boat.
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