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RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 10-28-2013 07:04 AM
But it's Betty's point!
RE: Who is this person? - J. Beckert - 10-28-2013 11:38 AM
Dang it. I thought I could squeak that one by....
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RE: Who is this person? - L Verge - 10-28-2013 12:45 PM
You are not sneaking this score through either, Herr Beckert. The point goes to the Rebels yet again.
RE: Who is this person? - J. Beckert - 10-28-2013 01:13 PM
Busted by the teacher - again.
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RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 10-28-2013 01:16 PM
Just was wondering why I still felt Joe did (squeak that one by) or if Betty defected...
RE: Who is this person? - Joe Di Cola - 10-28-2013 02:49 PM
(10-27-2013 09:40 PM)Anita Wrote: Thank you Roger. Does it come with chickens? And thanks too for the link. Interesting info-some new and some I'd forgotten.
But I'm confused. Can you please clarify. There is a Mary "Polly" Richardson Egnew buried in Little Pigeon Creek cemetery. It said her father's farm was next to Thomas Lincoln and his name is John Richardson.
http://image2.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47060354
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CDsQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.knox.edu%2Fdocuments%2Fpdfs%2FLincolnStudies%2FBurlingame%2C%2520Vol%25201%2C%2520Chap%25201.pdf&ei=gMptUsjAEvLwyAGA9ICAAw&usg=AFQjCNELzmIQatpONy-5bZ4TbZSYugD69A&bvm=bv.55123115,d.aWc
states Polly was a neighbor of Lincoln in both Kentucky and Indiana.
So is "Polly" Richarson Agnew who's father is William, the same Mary "Polly" Richardson Egnew who's father is John?
Anita,
I meant to respobnd earlier today, but have been watching my 3-year-old grandson today. He is now napping, so...
There is not a lot of mention of Peggy Richardson Egnew in the Lincoln literature. She is briefly mentioned in Michael Burlingame's 2-volume "life", but only as a gossip-monger who said not-so-nice things about Nancy Hanks.
The most that is recorded about her is in Louis Warren's "Lincoln's Youth: Indiana Years." It is in that book where there is mention of her boast that she was Lincoln's first sweetheart, that Abraham protected Polly and her mom from a pack of wolves, and that she refused a proposal of marriage from Lincoln. Lincoln was 8 years old when the Richardsons arrived in Indiana in 1817 and only 12 when Polly married Robert Agnew. So much for her recollections. She was NOT one of Herndon's "informants."
In William Bartelt's "Here I Grew Up", there is a brief mention of her having been interviewed by William Fortune in 1881; however, Fortune never published his interviews but only mentioned them once in a speech he gave.
I hope this information helps.
All the best,
Joe
RE: Who is this person? - Anita - 11-01-2013 05:00 PM
Joe, Thanks for the info on "Polly" or should I say "lowdown" ? I know they married young in those days but 12 ? I also read what she said about Nancy Hanks. Sounded like something from the "National Inquirer".
Sorry I'm late with this. Been on Catalina Island and couldn't connect to the forum.
RE: Who is this person? - Anita - 11-01-2013 06:09 PM
Who is this person?
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RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 11-02-2013 04:40 AM
She looks short but still too big to be Lavinia Warren.
RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 11-02-2013 05:16 AM
Madame Adelina Patti?
RE: Who is this person? - Anita - 11-02-2013 11:04 AM
Roger and Eva-she isn't Lavinia or Adelina.
Hint #1 This child prodigy made her debut in NY during the civil war.
RE: Who is this person? - J. Beckert - 11-02-2013 11:15 AM
Teresa Carreno. I cheated.
RE: Who is this person? - Anita - 11-02-2013 11:35 AM
Well Mr. Beckert, you won't be lock you up for cheating, this time! Yes, it is Teresa Carreno.
She was only 10 years old when she performed at the White House for Lincoln in 1863. After 1866, she spent most of her life and career in Europe, returning periodically to the United States on tour. As an adult, Carreño became known as one of the greatest pianists of her time.
RE: Who is this person? - J. Beckert - 11-02-2013 12:01 PM
This where I found the answer. I thought her performance for the Lincoln's was a funny story.
http://books.google.com/books?id=djB6xJ1CNeoC&pg=PA231&lpg=PA231&dq=prodigy+piano+new+york+debut+civil+war&source=bl&ots=BB7DQvKuO1&sig=mhZphJ54P-hNJ4YyszLIrzvH7vE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Uy91UuqxLafKsASd14DYBA&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=prodigy%20piano%20new%20york%20debut%20civil%20war&f=false
RE: Who is this person? - Anita - 11-02-2013 12:11 PM
(11-02-2013 12:01 PM)J. Beckert Wrote: This where I found the answer. I thought her performance for the Lincoln's was a funny story.
http://books.google.com/books?id=djB6xJ1CNeoC&pg=PA231&lpg=PA231&dq=prodigy+piano+new+york+debut+civil+war&source=bl&ots=BB7DQvKuO1&sig=mhZphJ54P-hNJ4YyszLIrzvH7vE&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Uy91UuqxLafKsASd14DYBA&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=prodigy%20piano%20new%20york%20debut%20civil%20war&f=false
Thanks for this! It is a funny story!