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RE: Who is this person? - Steve - 12-07-2017
Here's another link about the brothers performance before Lincoln:
http://www.themagicdetective.com/2011/08/civil-war-era-magicians-part-3.html
RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017
These people are two sons of a man we have mentioned on the forum. Who is the father?
![[Image: twoboys.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/twoboys.jpg)
RE: Who is this person? - Gene C - 12-07-2017
Are they friends of Tad and Willie?
Bud and Holly Taft?
The father would be Horatio Nelson Taft, who worked in the Patent Office during the Civil War
RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017
Good thinking, Gene, but they are not Horatio Nelson Taft's sons.
RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017
Hint #1: The correct answer to this question is not an obscure name; it's a familiar name to all folks on the forum.
RE: Who is this person? - Susan Higginbotham - 12-07-2017
Is it William Seward?
RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017
I am sorry, Susan, but these folks are not the sons of William Seward.
RE: Who is this person? - Eva Elisabeth - 12-07-2017
Someone who had already been "present" in pre-presidental days?
Herndon? Speed?
RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017
I am sorry, Eva, but it is not either of them. Yes, Lincoln knew this person during his pre-Presidential years.
RE: Who is this person? - Anita - 12-07-2017
(12-07-2017, 04:20 AM)Steve Wrote: Here's another link about the brothers performance before Lincoln:
http://www.themagicdetective.com/2011/08/civil-war-era-magicians-part-3.html
Great site Steve. Thanks. We often focus on actors and musicians touring the US in Lincoln's time but there were all sorts of entertainers. I was fortunate to be invited to The Magic Castle in Hollywood, a private club for magicians and magic fans. Wonderful experience.
RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017
Hint #2: He once did a favor for Lincoln. The brief story of the favor is in numerous books.
RE: Who is this person? - Gene C - 12-07-2017
John Roll ?
RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017
I am sorry, Gene, but it's not John Roll.
RE: Who is this person? - Thomas Kearney - 12-07-2017
Jack Armstrong? Sorry I haven't been on for a while. I moved to Kalamazoo, MI to complete my education at Kalamazoo Valley Community College and plan on moving back to Washington after I receive my degree. The only con about Michigan (besides the Winters) is I'm 2 hours from the nearest race track.
RE: Who is this person? - RJNorton - 12-07-2017
I am sorry, Thomas, but it is not Jack Armstrong.