Miss Todd left at the altar

[kerry]

Interesting. I had just noticed that in one of Mary's later letters she referenced Ann in a manner that indicated they were very much reconciled, and I wondered when that had happened. I know Ann's personality and their antipathy gets mention, but little else about her - I will have to look into it more.

A couple questions have been bugging me as a result of all my reading, and this thread provides an opportunity for me to finally get around to posting them. If anyone happens to know the answers, I'll be greatly appreciative! I know much of this information is available in archives, but I'm surprised how hard it is to find it with a thorough Google search.

1) If the Lincoln wedding was so suddenly announced on November 3rd, and then postponed to November 4th so that basic arrangements could be made, how come the ring and marriage license say the November 4th? Was it all just done that last minute? The ring could have been engraved after the fact, but I never see that mentioned.

2) Mary referred to Elizabeth Grimsley as purified through fiery trial - what did she go through? And then there are comments about Mary's sister Frances Wallace really struggling financially - what happened there?