The Lincoln Chair- I was there!

[JMadonna]

(05-19-2015 06:22 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(05-18-2015 05:44 PM)JMadonna Wrote:  

(05-17-2015 08:53 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Does anyone know a source for Stanton rocking in the chair in his office?

A Threat to the Republic p.143

Hi Jerry. Do you know where you originally read this? You do have a footnote for the chair/Stanton, but this refers to Henry Ford and Greenfield Village. It does not address the issue of Stanton having the chair in his office for over a year after the assassination. Many thanks, Jerry.

Pretty sure it was from a brochure on the history of the chair from the Henry Ford museum. I'm speculating that the original information came from Frederick Lee Black, Henry Ford's investigator for Lincoln memorabilia. The picture above is a newspaper sketch of Stanton hold up in his office to prevent it from being taken over by Andrew Johnson during the impeachment crisis. I can imagine Stanton sitting in Lincoln's chair holding off the charge.