Lincoln and Ann Rutledge

[Eva Elisabeth]

(05-31-2014 11:50 AM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  

(05-30-2014 09:48 AM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  Eva, I wanted to know if you are going to provide an analysis of the relationship of William S. Wood and Mary Lincoln, wife of the President of the United States, sometime soon.

Eva, you responded: "David, in my post I already gave the answer:"

(05-30-2014 12:24 PM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  I've never read this, nor expected such. Would you believe such ("possibly more") ever happened? In other words: Did Mary ever have an affair or was seriously "in danger of"? What was (in your opinion) her mindset like in this regard?

Eva, I did not write those words in my posting of 11:24 AM yesterday. You wrote those words in your posting 103.

(05-30-2014 11:47 AM)L Verge Wrote:  I just asked her if she found anything to suggest a "meaningful" relationship with Mrs. Lincoln. She emphatically said, "NO!" There were references to their being friends, but nothing deeper.

Eva, you wrote: "Thanks Laurie. David, you make a relationship out of "possibly more", so far nothing but a baseless rumor, without giving any proof!"

Eva, you are the one that suggested the possibility of an affair between the two of them, not me. Roger Norton provided YOU with Lincoln scholar reference material on the question.

Laurie said in her posting 123 that she would help you with your analysis on the subject matter.

I look forward to reading the results of your joint efforts.

David, I'm truly sorry about the error with the headline, please excuse. It happened accidentally. I'm not good with computers and technical device, and I'm editing all on a small smartphone screen. I corrected it, of course.

David, I didn't suggest the possibility of an affair. I read that Jean Baker wrote: "At some point Mary Lincoln and William Wood had become friends and possibly more." Thus Jean Baker suggested it, and I was mainly looking for opinions what forum members think of Mary's mindset regarding affairs.

I found it unfair towards Mary that you, without giving any proof, made of a so far unproven "possibly more" "THE relationship of W.S.W. and M. L.":

(05-30-2014 09:48 AM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  I wanted to know if you are going to provide an analysis of the relationship of William S. Wood and Mary Lincoln, wife of the President of the United States, sometime soon.

IMO such is the way how rumors grow and people start to believe them without scrutinizing what they are believing.

HistorianJoan Chaconas' statement based on her research on W. Wood is for me sufficient to confirm what I personally believe: Mary sure had several "weaknesses", but I believe she had an attitude towards marriage and motherhood that regarding intimacy with other men outlawed anything beyond charming conversations.