Elizabeth Keckley

[RJNorton]

I think the basic answer is that Mrs. Keckly made public a variety incidents, letters, private conversations, etc. that Mary Lincoln never intended the world to see. Mary considered Elizabeth her friend and confidante and never thought the private things she shared with Elizabeth or Elizabeth's White House observations (examples: "Mother, do you see that large white building on the hill yonder" or when Mary called Grant a butcher) would be in a book. I think Mary felt betrayed by Elizabeth.