In Mary's personal letters....

[RJNorton]

There's obviously a letter Mary wrote to Mary Harlan on Oct. 16, 1869 in which Mary remembered Tad's birth as so difficult that "instruments were on hand when needed". Unfortunatelly it's not in the Turners' book (wanted to read this in it's context, most likely the letter was in the insanity file).

Eva, I found it in the insanity file. When in Frankfurt Mary Lincoln writes Mary Harlan, "With your good Constitution, the care that will be taken of you - an excellent physician - you can but do well With Bob - I had two physicians & with Taddie two also & instruments were if they should be required on hand."