Echoes From Hospital and White House

[RJNorton]

Thanks, Susan. It does sound that way.

When I see someone whose first mention (by name) does not come until 1921 I guess I get overly suspicious.

Since my first post I was able to find her mentioned in a book I have - she is in the Fehrenbachers' book of "Recollected Words." She is listed in the R's under the name Richards...that's why I missed her previously. A couple of quotes from Maria Hall Richards are included. The Fehrenbachers describe their source as "Posthumously published recollections, with no dating or other description of the original manuscript." This is a reference to the 1921 Delineator article. The Fehrenbachers give a grade of "D" (a quotation about whose authenticity there is more than average doubt) to the quotes they include from Maria Hall. I guess I am just a little surprised that an author such as Ruth Painter Randall makes no mention of her in Lincoln's Sons. Perhaps it's because she was only at the White House for two weeks.