Mrs. Lincoln: A Life

[RJNorton]

Hi Toia. I do not know if it is true or not. I can think of a couple mentions of weapons. On June 9, 1863, Lincoln telegraphed Mary, "Think you better put Tad's' pistol away. I had an ugly dream about him." Assuming she did so, what happened to it? Also, of Mary Lincoln in the 1870's, Jason Emerson wrote, "And she started carrying a pistol." Was this the same pistol that was taken away from Tad? Could Lincoln have been carrying it when he attended the play at Ford's? Was it hidden away in Mary's trunks? What happened to it and where is it now? Lots of questions for which I have no answers.