The "milk-sick" came to the Lincoln family

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Eva,

Be careful what you ask for when asking Dr. Edward Steers, Jr. for other scientific literature. Ed is a dear friend and an excellent historian, but his doctorate degree is in the sciences. His career was with the National Institutes of Health here in the U.S., where he retired as director of one of its branches. I believe that his field of exact study was in micro-biology. He is certainly more than well-qualified enough to speak to the subject of milk-sickness and to cast doubts that it took the life of Lincoln's mother.