Robert Todd Lincoln --The vitals

[Susan Higginbotham]

He seems to have derived the jilting story from Elizabeth Edwards. His notes read: "Lincoln & Mary were engaged -- Every thing was ready & prepared for the marriage -- Even to the supper &c -- Mr. L failed to meet his Engagement -- Cause insanity."

Weik's notes read: "Asked [her] as to marriage with Lincoln of her sister Mary Todd. She said arrangements for wedding had been made--even cakes had been baked--but L. failed to appear. At this point Mr. Edwards cautioned his wife that she was talking to newspaper man and she declined to say more. She had said that Mary was greatly mortified by Ls strange conduct."