The Coterie

[Donna McCreary]

Thanks Roger. I also found two other young ladies associated with the coterie: Ann Caesaria Rodney and Sarah Dunlap.
One name missing that surprises me is Elizabeth Todd, daughter of Dr. John Todd. She did not marry until 1846.

I doubt John J. Hardin was an actual member of the Coterie. As a member of the state legislature, he would have been a visitor to the Edwards' home, but he had married prior to Mary's arrival to Springfield. I do not think he would have been attending sleigh rides, picnics, and other excursions with the unmarried youth.