Grant and Lincoln's invitation

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Great questions Eva. I’ve really no idea if Lincoln had to pay for his tickets. I suppose not.

I’ve still some questions about Mary Lincoln. A newspaper correspondent Sylvanus Cadwallader described her jealousy pretty well I think: "Mrs. Lincoln seemed insanely jealous of every person, and everything , which drew her husband away from her and monopolized his attention for an hour".

After the “Ord incident” (March 26, 1865) Mary behaved so “humiliated” that she stayed in her private cabin on the River Queen for the next few days and then returned to Washington on April 1, while President Lincoln and Tad stayed in City Point. She traveled with Secretary of State William H. Seward, who arrived in City Point on March 30. On April 6 Mary returned to City Point with Elizabeth Keckly, the family of Sen. Harlan. The Marquis de Chambrun and Sen. Sumner on the steamer "Monohasset".

Three questions:
(1) Does someone know which steamer brought Seward?
(2) Why did Seward came to City Point, while Grant left on March 29? Leisure? To see Lincoln? Or to fetch Mary?
(3) Did Mary return to Washington because she was still angry? Or did she leave for her own safety (Battle of Five Forks, Battle of Petersburg / Richmond)? But in that case, why did Tad stay? And did Seward leave on the steamer which brought him?