What education did the Lincoln boys receive?

[Dan Pearson]

Willie and Tad had a tutor in the White House, Alexander Williamson. Williamson's efforts were in full effect before Willie's death in 1862. Thereafter, I think Tad received little education during the White House years, and Williamson was rewarded for his loyalty to the Lincoln family with other government posts. Wayne Temple has done exhaustive research on Williamson which was printed by the Lincoln Fellowship of Wisconsin in their Special Bulletin 1 in 1997 under the title "Alexander Williamson: Friend of the Lincolns." This excellent pamphlet is still available directly from Dr. Temple, or from Prairie Archive in Springfield, Illinois.