Lincoln Discussion Symposium

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May I ask that it be an abstract sculpture so that no one recognizes me?

You are allowed requests, but the Friends of Fred Smith make the final decision.

What is the connection between Tad Lincoln and something called the Holiday Budget?

(08-29-2015 07:35 AM)RJNorton Wrote: [ -> ]What is the connection between Tad Lincoln and something called the Holiday Budget?

I believe this was a school newspaper he either edited or produced. He attended the Brown School in Chicago, which was a refuge just outside the perimeter of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.

I believe this is correct, and there was only one issue published.

Kudos, Blaine and Eva. You are both correct. Tad was co-editor along with another lad named Sterling P. Rounds, Jr. I believe the Chicago History Museum has a copy.

You both win free lifetime subscriptions to the Brown School Holiday Budget.

What relic of Tad's did Mrs. Keckley say she owned?

Tad's soldier doll named Jack who was pardoned by President Lincoln?

Roger, that would be really special but it's not the one Keckley owned. Here's a hint. It's an object that didn't belong to Tad but Tad used to assist his father.

An inkwell?

Good guess Eva but it's not an inkwell. One last hint. This object was used the Tuesday night after the fall of Richmond.

Although Noah Brooks claimed he held the lamp to provide light at Lincoln's April 11 speech, I believe I also read Tad did. This lamp perhaps?

I think Eva's right. Somehow I remember reading about this when the Surratt Society was raising money to mark Mrs. Keckly's grave.

I don't think Tad held the lamp; I think he picked up the sheets of paper his father dropped as he gave his speech.

--Jim

As I recall there was a conflict of opinion on this. Noah Brooks said he held the light as Tad picked up the pages from the speech as his father dropped them; Mrs. Keckly said Tad held the light. I thought it was a candle.

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