Grant and Lincoln's invitation

[Linda Anderson]

Just a quick answer for now.

If Mrs. Grant thought she and her husband were in danger, wouldn't she have thought the Lincolns were as well?

It was reported in the newspapers in 1893 that Mrs. Grant wanted to rent the Seward Mansion but her friends dissuaded her because of the mansion's well known reputation for destroying the lives of its occupants. If she believed in omens, why on earth would she want to live there, assuming the newspapers are correct, of course.

I can perfectly understand Mrs. Grant's reluctance to sit with Mrs. Lincoln at Ford's Theater after what happened at City Point. Didn't Mrs. Lincoln snub her the night before?

I don't think that either Grant or his wive would state that Mrs. Lincoln was the true reason for them hurrying home.