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Tag Archives: Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
Mary Lincoln, Good Neighbor
Stories about Mary Lincoln’s “difficult” personality abound; stories about her good deeds and genuine generosity are less common. Miss Todd of Lexington, KY Mary Todd of Lexington, KY had lived in Springfield, IL since 1837. For five years, she made … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's children, American history, Charles Dallman, Dr. William Wallace, Edward Baker Lincoln, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, Harriet Dallman, history, Lincoln neighbors Mr. and Mrs.. Dallman, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's sister Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Lincoln's sons, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Robert Todd Lincoln, The Lincolns of Springfield IL, Thomas (Tad) Lincoln, US history, William Wallace Lincoln
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Mary Lincoln’s Gala Bash
In early February, 1862, President and Mrs. Lincoln hosted their only huge party at the White House. Mrs. Lincoln: New FLOTUS For nineteen years Mrs. Abraham Lincoln was only a middle class Springfield, Illinois housewife – and the middle class … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Elizabeth Keckley, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Lincoln's White House reception, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's background, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Tad Lincoln, US history, White House entertaining, White House history, Willie Lincoln
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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
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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
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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
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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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Mary Lincoln’s Rivals
Thirty year old Harriet Lane enjoyed a hugely popular tenure as de facto First Lady in the late 1850s. Her social leadership was as successful as her Uncle James Buchanan’s political administration was a flop. When First Lady-to-be Mary Lincoln … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Julia Grant, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, General Grant, Harriet Lane, history, James Buchanan's niece, Julia Grant, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. General Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, Salmon P. Chase, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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The Two Mary Lincolns Disaster
It was inevitable. Mary Todd Lincoln, mother-in-law, and Mary Harlan Lincoln, daughter-in law… Mary Lincoln Meets Mary Harlan When the Lincolns came to Washington in 1861, they became acquainted with Senator and Mrs. James Harlan, Republicans of Iowa. In due … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, history, Mary HArlan Lincoln, Mary Lincoln, Mary Lincoln's daughter-in-law, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. Robert Lincoln, Presidential wives, Robert Lincoln, Robert Lincoln's wife, Robert Todd Lincoln, US history
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