Robert Todd Lincoln --The vitals

[RJNorton]

Are you asking about the "trust in God" comment

Yes. Doris Kearns Goodwin writes, "An eyewitness noted that Robert Lincoln "bore himself with great firmness, and constantly endeavored to assuage the grief of his mother by telling her to put her trust in God."

This would have happened in the front parlor of the Petersen House. I have seen the same quote in several books, but never with a source. All that is ever said is that it was overheard by "a witness" or "an observer." The fact that there are never any footnotes or endnotes makes me wonder about it. The fact that W. Emerson Reck does not include it in his wonderful book makes me wonder about it even more.