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Tag Archives: Mary Lincoln
Mary Lincoln’s Big Sister: Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth Todd Edwards was the oldest of Mary Lincoln’s siblings. The Todd Family Robert and Eliza Todd of Lexington, KY had six children who lived to adulthood. Mary was the fourth. Eliza died when Mary was only seven; eighteen months … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabedth Todd Edwards, Elizabeth and Ninian Edwards, Elizabeth Todd, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln returns to Springfield, Mary Todd in Springfield, Mary Todd Lincoln, Ninian Edwards, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, US history, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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The Short Sweet Life of Willie Lincoln
Despite the fact that Willie Lincoln died before his 12th birthday, he was arguably the happiest of the Lincoln family. Willie Lincoln in Springfield, IL William Wallace Lincoln (1850-1862) was named for his uncle-by-marriage. Dr. William Wallace, married to … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln son Willie, American history, Bud and Holly Taft, Elmer Ellsworth, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Lincoln friends Bud and Holly Taft, Lincoln law partner William Herndon, Lincoln's son Thomas, Mary Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, the death of Elmer Ellsworth, the death of Senator Edward Baker, The death of Willie Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln, US history, White House history, William Wallace Lincoln, Willie Lincoln, Willie Lincoln's childhood, Willie Lincoln's death
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Mary Lincoln’s Old Clothes
The close but unlikely friendship between Mary Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley would be permanently shattered by what Mrs. Lincoln would consider a gross betrayal. It was not intended as such. Mrs. Lincoln’s Debts When Mary Lincoln was First Lady, merchants … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "Behind the Scenes", Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's death, American history, Elizabeth Keckley, Elizabeth Keckley's book, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, history, Lizzie Keckley, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln as a widow, Mary Lincoln's debts, Mary Lincoln's finances, Mary Lincoln's old clothes scandal, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Keckley, Mrs. Lincoln sells her clothing, Mrs. Lincoln's confidante, Presidential history, The Widow Mary Lincoln, US history, White House history
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Abraham Lincoln’s Grandson: “Jack”
Abraham Lincoln never lived to see any of his grandchildren. Robert Todd Lincoln & Family Abraham Lincoln’s eldest son Robert was twenty-one when his father was assassinated. He had completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard, and planned to re-enroll in … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln II, Abraham Lincoln's descendants, Abraham Lincoln's grandchildren, Feather Schwartz Foster, Jack Lincoln, Jack Lincoln's death, Jessie Lincoln, Mamie Lincoln, Mary Eunice Harlan, Mary HArlan Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's grandchildren, Minister to England Robert T. Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Robert Lincoln, Robert Lincoln's children, Robert Todd Lincoln, Secretary of War Robert T. Lincoln
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Mrs. Keckley, “Contraband” and The Lincolns
The Civil War brought out great bitterness. It also brought out great generosity. “Contraband” Fortress Monroe, near Norfolk, VA, was a crucial center for the Union, since it commanded the Chesapeake Bay, its trade, commerce and defensive position. General Benjamin … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "Behind the Scenes", "the Negro historian", American history, Civil war "contraband", Civil War history, Contraband Relief Association, Elizabeth Keckley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Mary Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, history, Lizzie Keckley, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Elizabeth Keckley, Mrs. Lincoln, Negro soldiers in the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, THe Ladies' Freedmen and Soldiers Relief Association, The Lincolns, The Sanitary Commission, US history, Wendell Phillips
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Martha Washington’s “Disposition”
Martha Washington had very few memorable “quotes” – but one of them bears repeating. Often. Martha Washington: Correspondent When George Washington died in 1799, his distraught widow of more than 40 years systematically burned most of their correspondence. George Washington … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington
Tagged Abigail Adams, American history, Daniel Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies history, First Lady Martha Washington, George Washington, history, Jacky Custis, Jane Pierce, Lady Washington, Martha Dandridge, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, Martha Washigton's first husband, MArtha Washington, Martha Washington's children, Mary Lincoln, Mercy Otis Warren, Mistress Washington, Mount Vernon, Patsy Custis, Patsy Custis health, Presidential history, US history
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Lucy Hayes and the Spectacular Dinner Service,
The White House, then and now, requires a huge amount of china place settings. The Precedents of China Formal Presidential dinner services have always been needed for formal occasions since the time of George Washington’s terms of office in New … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Rutherford Hayes
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Lucy Hayes, Galt Jewelers, General Ulysses S. Grant, Harper's Weekly Magazine, Haviland & Company, history, Illustrator Theodore Davis, Lucy Hayes, Lucy Hayes White House china, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Norman Galt, President Hayes, President James Garfield, President Rutherford B. Hayes, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, Rutherford B. Hayes, The Reagan Dinner Service, Theodore Russell Davis, Thomas Jefferson, White House dinner services, White House Historical Association, White House history, William Seale
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The Plot to Assassinate General Grant
General Grant was one of John Wilkes Booth’s targets on April 14, 1865. This is Julia Grant’s story, penned some 35 years after it occurred, and not known to the general public for more than a century. April 14, 1865 … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged "The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant", Abraham Lincoln, American history, Booth accomplice O'Laughlin, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Mary Lincoln, Ford's Theater, General Grant, General Rawlins, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, John Wilkes Booth, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Lincoln's Assassination, Mary Lincoln, Michael O'Laughlin, Mrs. Ulysses S. Grfant, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Secretary of State William Seward, The Hero of Appomatttox, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, Vice President Andrew Johnson
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Emilie Todd: Mary Lincoln’s Little Sister
Mary Todd Lincoln came from a huge family. There were fourteen children. Children and Steps: Mary Todd was the fourth of six children born to Robert Smith Todd and his first wife, Elizabeth Parker. She died when Mary was only … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Benjamin Hardin Helm, Confederate General Ben Helm, Elizabeth Parker, Emilie Todd, Emilie Todd Helm, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Katherine Helm, Lincoln's brother-in-law Ben Helm, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's sister Emilie Todd, Mary Lincoln's sisters, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln's parents, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Smith Todd, The Lincoln's "Little sister", US history, White House history
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Kate Sprague and Roscoe Conkling: Beauty and the Boss
Some of the juiciest gossip post-Civil War centered around NY Senator Roscoe Conkling and Kate Chase Sprague. Both were married, and the liaison was the stuff of scandal! The Beauty Kate Chase Sprague (1840-1899) was one of the best known … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People
Tagged America history, Chase son-in-law Sprague, Feather Schwartz Foster, Gov. Salmon P. Chase, history, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Mary Lincoln, R.I. Gov. William Sprague, Roscoe Conkling, Salmon P. Chase, Sec. of the Treasury Chase, Senator Roscoe Conkling, Senator William Sprague, US history, William Sprague
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