New Eyewitness Account?

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(05-27-2018 02:12 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  Thanks, Kerry. At that time I believe the Lucian Tilton family was living in the home. Lucian had leased it from the Lincolns on February 8, 1861. The Tilton family remained in the home until May 1, 1869. Tilton was a railroader. I do not know much else about him. But his wife was said to be very involved in charity work. She was a manager for the Springfield Home for the Friendless. IMO, it sure does not seem like the Tiltons would have such a thing on the wall. I think it's strange (and sad) that such a story would even make it into print.

Sounds like "fake news ca. 1867" to me! Certain elements of the press were content to still throw stones at the widow Lincoln any way they could?

As for Mary's term of endearment for her husband, I think it could be very likely that she used "Mr. Lincoln." From what I can gather (including my own family's stories), that was actually a fairly common usage during the 19th century.