Are there any Todds still living?

[Donna McCreary]

The Helm book is good, and probably the best source for information about Mary's time in Lexington. We just have to remember that Robert T. Lincoln had final say in what information was written in the book. Since he fought so hard to protect the family's privacy - I often wonder what, if anything, he had removed before publication.

For a good look at Mary's first few months in Washington, read Elizabeth Grimsley's "Six Months in the White House." Just be sure you get her article and not F. Carpenter's article with the same name. Well, his is good reading as well.