Last public speech Abraham Lincoln

[STS Lincolnite]

Re: Tad or Brooks holding the light.

I seem to recall reading somewhere (don't know where) that Tad had difficulty holding the light steady enough to read by so the light was given to Brooks to hold. At which time Tad moved to his place on the floor gathering papers.

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By the way, thanks to Eva and Roger for more closely pinpointing the time of the speech. I have never read anywhere that actually gave the time but with Keckly's account and Mary's letter I think we have a very good idea now. Great job!!