Background
Sallie"s family, consisting of her father, John Partington, who was a confectioner, her mother, Martha Partington, and her older sister, Mary, arrived in New York City when Sallie was very young.
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Sallie Partington
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28 High Street, Islington, England. She worked with many famous actors of the era, including John Wilkes Booth. During the American Civil War she was considered "the toast of Richmond" and was a great source of inspiration and encouragement to Confederate soldiers, ending many of her stage performances with a salute to the Confederacy.
Sallie was also well known for her performance in the popular Confederate play, the "Virginia Cavalier" in which she performed the song, "Southern Soldier Boy" written by Confederate Captain G. West. Alexander.
Except for her theatrical travels, Sally remained in Richmond for the rest of her life. Sallie was one of those southerners who believed that John Wilkes Booth was never captured.
She claimed to have personally seen a letter written by Booth to her good friend, Clementine DeBarr, which proved that Booth was alive. DeBarr was the second wife of Booth"s brother, Junius Brutus Booth, Junior.
The letter said that immediately after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln Booth escaped to Australia by pawning a diamond ring to a sea captain who then arranged passage for the fugitive in a three-masted schooner.
Booth ended the letter by describing his life in Australia as "peaceful". Sallie Partington died in Richmond, Virginia, on January 10, 1907.
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Barne"s eldest daughter, also named "Jennie", was the grandmother of Gail Hutchins Mewes, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the contributor of this article.
