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RE: Who is this person? - Steve - 12-07-2017 03:20 AM

Here's another link about the brothers performance before Lincoln:

http://www.themagicdetective.com/2011/08/civil-war-era-magicians-part-3.html

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017 06:45 AM

These people are two sons of a man we have mentioned on the forum. Who is the father?

RE: Who is this person? - Gene C - 12-07-2017 10:22 AM

Are they friends of Tad and Willie?
Bud and Holly Taft?
The father would be Horatio Nelson Taft, who worked in the Patent Office during the Civil War

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017 10:44 AM

Good thinking, Gene, but they are not Horatio Nelson Taft's sons.

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017 11:41 AM

Hint #1: The correct answer to this question is not an obscure name; it's a familiar name to all folks on the forum.

RE: Who is this person? - Susan Higginbotham - 12-07-2017 02:16 PM

Is it William Seward?

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017 02:34 PM

I am sorry, Susan, but these folks are not the sons of William Seward.

RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 12-07-2017 03:05 PM

Someone who had already been "present" in pre-presidental days?
Herndon? Speed?

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017 03:20 PM

I am sorry, Eva, but it is not either of them. Yes, Lincoln knew this person during his pre-Presidential years.

RE: Who is this person? - Anita - 12-07-2017 03:44 PM

(12-07-2017 03:20 AM)Steve Wrote: Here's another link about the brothers performance before Lincoln:

http://www.themagicdetective.com/2011/08/civil-war-era-magicians-part-3.html

Great site Steve. Thanks. We often focus on actors and musicians touring the US in Lincoln's time but there were all sorts of entertainers. I was fortunate to be invited to The Magic Castle in Hollywood, a private club for magicians and magic fans. Wonderful experience.

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017 04:20 PM

Hint #2: He once did a favor for Lincoln. The brief story of the favor is in numerous books.

RE: Who is this person? - Gene C - 12-07-2017 05:52 PM

John Roll ?

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017 05:54 PM

I am sorry, Gene, but it's not John Roll.

RE: Who is this person? - Thomas Kearney - 12-07-2017 06:25 PM

Jack Armstrong? Sorry I haven't been on for a while. I moved to Kalamazoo, MI to complete my education at Kalamazoo Valley Community College and plan on moving back to Washington after I receive my degree. The only con about Michigan (besides the Winters) is I'm 2 hours from the nearest race track.

RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017 06:28 PM

I am sorry, Thomas, but it is not Jack Armstrong.