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RE: Who is this lady? - Laurie Verge - 09-05-2012 01:41 PM
Someone please tell me that this woman actually smiled occasionally! Did she have a warm and friendly personality?
Joe, how do you know these things and these people?? I'm amazed!
And yes, Roger, it should be "she."
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 09-05-2012 02:00 PM
Thanks, Laurie.
You can read a little about Hannah Armstrong here.
For anyone interested in reading about one of Lincoln's most famous court cases....the "Almanac Trial"....there's a really interesting book that came out back in 2000 titled MOONLIGHT - Abraham Lincoln and the Almanac Trial by John Evangelist Walsh.
RE: Who is this lady? - J. Beckert - 09-05-2012 02:53 PM
Laurie - I've seen that photo before, as I am a serious Lincoln buff as well as the assassination story, but I didn't remember her until Roger mentioned fighting.
Hannah is such a nice, old name I named my daughter Hannah. I remember thinking that she'd never meet another child with that name. It turned out to be the most popular girl's name the year she was born.
Roger - what do you think of the story that Lincoln used an almanac for the trial that was from a different year than 1858?
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 09-05-2012 03:45 PM
Joe, I lean toward him using the right almanac (but I really don't know), but the fact that he got a man guilty of murder (in my humble opinion) off bothers me. Although I do credit Lincoln with using a series of creative tactics in court, in my estimation it is not one of Lincoln's finer moments (character-wise).
RE: Who is this lady? - Gene C - 09-05-2012 04:36 PM
Maybe it was justifiable homicide. Was this the case/movie that Henry Fonda portrayed Lincoln, ("Young Mr. Lincoln" - and wasn't there 2 Armstrong sons accused of murder in the movie?)
For you Roger.... http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_moonphases.pl?year=1857&ZZZ=END
RE: Who is this lady? - Ashley Norman - 11-17-2012 12:14 PM
(08-27-2012 01:52 PM)Laurie Verge Wrote: I'm trying to figure out how this woman got her hair in that contortion! If those things are her hair, they are what used to be called finger curls.
I agree its diffently different. its neat though. I like it
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 02-17-2013 10:03 AM
Who is this person?
![[Image: trivialady.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/trivialady.jpg)
RE: Who is this lady? - J. Beckert - 02-17-2013 10:50 AM
Josie Rehman?
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 02-17-2013 12:10 PM
I am sorry, but that's not correct, Joe.
RE: Who is this lady? - L Verge - 02-17-2013 02:06 PM
I have seen that photo quite a few times because I have always admired the hat; but for the life of me, I can't remember who she is. Kate Warne of the Pinkerton Agency maybe???
RE: Who is this lady? - Gene C - 02-17-2013 02:34 PM
Grace Bedell, the young lady who wrote Mr. Lincoln that he should grow a beard.
Now where have I seen her picture before?
http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln50.html
RE: Who is this lady? - L Verge - 02-17-2013 02:58 PM
Good going, Gene. Roger, give him a great prize.
RE: Who is this lady? - Gene C - 02-17-2013 03:01 PM
As a former teacher do you still have authority to issue a hall pass to the bathroom?
I'd like one for the next time I take a cruise.
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 02-17-2013 03:13 PM
Gene, kudos! Indeed that is Grace Bedell.
A cruise it is! Give them 24 more hours to get the Carnival Triumph wiped down, and then when it departs, you will be on it free of charge!
"The ultimate in relaxation and adventure"
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 08-12-2013 01:26 PM
This question is from Laurie. Who is this person?
![[Image: ladysitting.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/ladysitting.jpg)