09-28-2016, 03:00 AM
02-25-2017, 03:18 PM
(09-27-2016 06:20 PM)RJNorton Wrote: [ -> ](09-27-2016 12:57 AM)kerry Wrote: [ -> ]1) If the Lincoln wedding was so suddenly announced on November 3rd, and then postponed to November 4th so that basic arrangements could be made, how come the ring and marriage license say the November 4th? Was it all just done that last minute? The ring could have been engraved after the fact, but I never see that mentioned.
Kerry, I do not believe I've ever read a book that had an exact date for the purchase of the ring. Most books say that the ring was purchased at Chatterton's Jewelry Store. One book I have says that the actual engraving of the ring was done by a Chatterton's employee named Isaac B. Curran. Later Curran set up his own store and was a competitor of Chatterton's.
Roger, can you provide the book title (and particulars) which states Isaac B. Curran engraved the ring? Thanks.
02-25-2017, 05:09 PM
(02-25-2017 03:18 PM)Donna McCreary Wrote: [ -> ]Roger, can you provide the book title (and particulars) which states Isaac B. Curran engraved the ring? Thanks.
Yes, Donna, it's on on p. 16 of Lincoln's Springfield by Bryon C. Andreasen. The author gives no source; IMO, this is more of a story that has been passed down rather than definite fact. I am not even 100% sure the ring itself was purchased at Chatterton's. I know all the books say this, and it is a logical assumption, but is it just tradition or is it absolute fact?