Abraham Lincoln Tomb Documentary

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(08-03-2014 07:21 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  BTW, I asked this once and received no reply, maybe someone will know now: Mary wasn't embalmed, was she?

(08-03-2014 10:06 PM)LincolnToddFan Wrote:  Again, I would be very surprised if she wasn't embalmed.

She was embalmed. Dr. Wayne C. Temple writes that the Edwards family "summoned Thomas C. Smith to take charge of the body and prepare it for burial. This noted undertaker kept his establishment and his home at 325 South 5th. After embalming, Mary's body was placed in a rosewood casket having a heavy lead inside lining. Outside, the coffin was covered with black velvet. When the undertaker had completed his labors, Mary Lincoln's 'face bore the faint trace of a smile as though the troubled soul had been thrilled with a new joy'."