Why didn't Mary visit the Holy Land?

[RJNorton]

I second Rob. I did a search of her letters, and the only mention I could find of her mentioning this topic was in an 1866 letter to James Smith, former minister of Springfield's First Prebyterian Church. In her letter she mentions Abraham's wish to visit Palestine. During her two visits to Europe she wrote lots of letters to many people, but I could not find a single reference to the Holy Land. Rob's question is a good one, but I am not sure it can be answered as there is really nothing substantive to go on (at least none that I could find). Finding a simple answer may be impossible. Possibly Donna will see this thread - she may know something.