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RE: Who is this lady? - Eva Elisabeth - 12-20-2013 05:23 PM
Hint #3: Lincoln met her the first time when they were boarding at the same boardinghouse.
RE: Who is this lady? - L Verge - 12-20-2013 06:33 PM
OK, guys, who were the tenants at Mrs. Spriggs's house?
RE: Who is this lady? - Eva Elisabeth - 12-20-2013 07:25 PM
Sorry, guys, er, Laurie, it wasn't at Mrs Spriggs'. It was earlier.
RE: Who is this lady? - J. Beckert - 12-20-2013 07:28 PM
The Globe Tavern era?
RE: Who is this lady? - L Verge - 12-20-2013 07:32 PM
The Globe was my first thought, then I went with Spriggs because he was there much of the time by himself.
RE: Who is this lady? - Eva Elisabeth - 12-20-2013 07:33 PM
Earlier. But Laurie, you are correct, he was much of the time by himself, that's how he got to know to her. And I'm sure you'll all know her name, too.
RE: Who is this lady? - J. Beckert - 12-20-2013 07:57 PM
Speed's wife?
RE: Who is this lady? - Eva Elisabeth - 12-20-2013 09:01 PM
Sorry, Joe, not Speed's wife either. (Just to remember: she was a lawyer's wife.)
Hint #4: Think of Mary Owens.
RE: Who is this lady? - Eva Elisabeth - 12-21-2013 04:48 AM
Hint#5: A.Lincoln corresponded with her.
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 12-21-2013 04:53 AM
In 1838 Lincoln wrote a letter to Mrs. Browning in which he said, "Others have been made fools of by the girls; but this can never be with truth said of me. I most emphatically, in this instance, made a fool of myself. I have now come to the conclusion never again to think of marrying; and for this reason; I can never be satisfied with any one who would be block-head enough to have me."
So I am thinking Mrs. Orville Browning?
RE: Who is this lady? - Eva Elisabeth - 12-21-2013 05:07 AM
Very good, Roger, it's Eliza Caldwell Browning. They boarded together in Vandalia in 1836. A. Lincoln had known her husband from the Black Hawk War. And Orville Browning indeed became a cabinet member in Johnson's cabinet, he succeeded James Harlan.
Lacking the lots of (19th century slang) "coach wheels" you win my best wishes for a wonderful weekend (especially for all the good things money can't buy).
RE: Who is this lady? - Eva Elisabeth - 01-04-2014 05:48 AM
Who is this lady and how is she linked to Lincoln?
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RE: Who is this lady? - Eva Elisabeth - 01-04-2014 08:23 AM
Hint#1: This is a part of a larger image done by her husband.
Hint #2: This was her husband in 1939:
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RE: Who is this lady? - Gene C - 01-04-2014 09:16 AM
Can't say I recognize her
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 01-04-2014 09:47 AM
The man looks like Salvador Dali, but I do not who the lady is or how she is linked to Lincoln.