Gibson W. Harris

[kerry]

I've been trying to figure out the credibility of a few Springfield witnesses in talking about Mary Lincoln, since Henry B. Rankin has apparently been discredited, but it seems like Gibson was the real deal/ His statements are definitely interesting, and illuminating about Lincoln's family life. The Herndon-Mary Lincoln debate has gotten old, but it is interesting that Herndon apparently was so open about it with a law clerk. The story about Robert is cute (although it could have ended badly).