On July 7th

The July 7, 1777 battle is documented. A fort with documented casualties writes its own foundation — the lore comes after. The fact is historically verified — the part of the file that doesn't need hedging. Sources including 'Hubbardton' carry the record. The detail belongs to the verified spine of the entry.

Mary Surratt was tried as a Lincoln-assassination conspirator and hanged July 7, 1865—the first woman executed by the federal government. Surratt House Museum's past is on record — the entry belongs to the verified layer beneath whatever lore attaches. The record holds it as fact — documented, not retold. The record appears in 'Surratt House Museum'. It's the sort of fact that gives the haunting r