Grant and Lincoln's invitation

[L Verge]

I exchanged an email with Eva a few minutes ago in which I expressed one other thought as to why Mrs. Grant wanted to leave Washington. It is obvious that she was a loving and considerate wife. Perhaps she realized how exhausted her husband had to be at this point. Four years of war had taken their toll as had the past six months or so with the desperate fighting around Petersburg and then the Weldon Railroad, and knowing that there was still a possibility of the Western theater of war continuing the battles.

Perhaps she had a premonition, not of evil befalling her husband, but of ill health brought on by fatigue and mental anguish. Getting him on the train asap and out of the spotlight would help. Even a few hours of rest on the train would help. Mr. Booth managed to ruin even that bit of respite, however.

Speaking of premonitions and unexplained coincidences: While I was typing the previous post suggesting that Kate Chase contributed to Mrs. Lincoln's bad reputation, I got an email from Amazon telling me that the new book on Miss Kate that I ordered months ago would be shipped ahead of schedule. I should have it within the week. Now to just find time to read it. I have always suspected that I would not like the young lady, so let's see if her biographer can change my mind.