[Gutenberg 36188] • The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt

[Gutenberg 36188] • The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt

Born in Paterson, New Jersey, De Witt moved to New York in 1845 with his parents, who settled in Brooklyn. He attended the public schools of Brooklyn, a select school at Saugerties, and the local academy at Kingston. He was graduated from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1858. He studied law.