Lincoln and Ann Rutledge

[RJNorton]

(I think he once clearly commented on the Todd name.)

Eva, I am not certain this is the story you are talking about, but it came to mind:

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One evening Lincoln mentioned the fact that David Tod, the wartime governor of Ohio, who had declined Lincoln's invitation to succeed Salman P. Chase as Secretary of the Treasury, had occasion to visit Washington in 1863 on government business. During an interview with Lincoln, the President remarked, "You are perhaps aware, Governor, that my wife is a member of the Todd family of Kentucky, and they all spell their name with two d's. How is it that you use but one?"

David Tod replied, "Mr. President, God spells his name with one d, and one is enough for the Governor of Ohio."

I think the versions of the story may differ somewhat from book to book, but this is the one I have. Some books, I believe, give the punch line to Lincoln, not Tod.