Miss Todd left at the altar

[Donna McCreary]

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.

Kerry, I do not believe I've ever read a book that had an exact date for the purchase of the ring. Most books say that the ring was purchased at Chatterton's Jewelry Store. One book I have says that the actual engraving of the ring was done by a Chatterton's employee named Isaac B. Curran. Later Curran set up his own store and was a competitor of Chatterton's.

Roger, can you provide the book title (and particulars) which states Isaac B. Curran engraved the ring? Thanks.