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RE: Who is this lady? - Steve - 11-24-2017 08:37 PM
Mary Lincoln's sister, Emilie?
RE: Who is this lady? - Susan Higginbotham - 11-24-2017 09:09 PM
(11-24-2017 08:37 PM)Steve Wrote: Mary Lincoln's sister, Emilie?
You got it! The description is in John Fitch's Annals of the Army of the Cumberland and is part of an intercepted letter by an unnamed Confederate officer who was writing about the comings and goings of various Confederate officers and their wives. Emily was staying in Athens, TN at the time, as the letter mentions.
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 12-10-2017 10:48 AM
Who is this?
![[Image: Whointheworldisthislady178.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/Whointheworldisthislady178.jpg)
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 12-10-2017 01:14 PM
Hint #1: I do not believe she has ever been mentioned on the forum.
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 12-10-2017 03:37 PM
Hint #2: Correction to Hint #1: The lady was indeed mentioned in one post on the forum.
Hint #3: The person who wrote about the lady was Eva.
RE: Who is this lady? - Steve - 12-10-2017 04:30 PM
It's abolitionist Ottilie Assing, who may have had a romantic relationship with Frederick Douglass.
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 12-10-2017 04:51 PM
Very good, Steve! Kudos. Indeed it is Ottilie Davida Assing.
Eva talked about her here.
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 12-10-2017 05:04 PM
Who is this?
![[Image: whocouldthiswomanbe.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/whocouldthiswomanbe.jpg)
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 12-10-2017 06:17 PM
Hint #1: This lady has been mentioned previously on the forum.
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 12-11-2017 06:00 AM
Hint #2: She has been a speaker at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
RE: Who is this lady? - Anita - 12-11-2017 01:43 PM
Author Catherine Clinton
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 12-11-2017 03:14 PM
Very good, Anita! Kudos. We have discussed Catherine Clinton on the forum, especially regarding her book entitled "Mrs. Lincoln: A Life."
There is a very brief interview with her here.
RE: Who is this lady? - Anita - 12-11-2017 04:22 PM
Thanks Roger. I have her book "Mrs. Lincoln: A Life" and recommend it. Here's a longer video clip on youtube where she comments on Mrs. Lincoln's life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=36&v=_KD_gal2Bx4
RE: Who is this lady? - RJNorton - 01-22-2018 11:48 AM
Hopefully this will be a challenge --> who is this lady?
![[Image: whocanthisladypossiblybe.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/whocanthisladypossiblybe.jpg)
RE: Who is this lady? - L Verge - 01-22-2018 12:37 PM
Olive Risely, the adopted daughter of Seward?