Mary's friends

[Donna McCreary]

I plan to include Elizabeth Keckly in this section, but sometimes I think her betrayal of Mary was greater than her friendship. If Keckly had never written her book, would historians even remember her? Many of the letters Mary wrote to Keckly have the tone of something written to an employee, not a dear friend. Even though Keckly dropped everything to help Mary with the Old Clothes sale, I often wonder if her motives were somewhat self-serving.

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(03-30-2015 06:43 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Henry Clay!

Oh yes! He is one of the most important friends from her childhood.

Speaking of which -- does anyone remember the name of the lady who wrote about Mary at school? Later in life, she moved to Louisville, Kentucky. I can not find her name anywhere!