Did Lincoln not want to attend the theater that night?

[RJNorton]

(11-21-2012 11:39 AM)Donna McCreary Wrote:  After a brief visit and a quick supper, the President and Mary were ready to see the play and enjoy the remainder of the evening.

And then nearly all books say the Lincolns picked up Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone on their way to Ford's. But did they? For an interesting discussion of this please see forum member John Fazio's third article here.